NCLD Talks

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Amy L. Reschly, Ph.D.

Family-School Partnerships and RTI

Join Amy L. Reschly, Ph.D., as she answers your questions about creating positive, engaged relationships that center around supporting student learning, sharing of data and decision making, interventions, and collaborative problem-solving. Dr. Reschly will also offer tips and suggestions for numerous ways schools and families may work together within a multi-tiered model.

Academic Success Strategies for Adolescents with LD

Join Dr. Don Deshler, director of the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas, as he shares his knowledge of current literacy, strategic instruction, and school and district-wide educational innovations that are available to help adolescents with LD become successful independent learners.

Donald D. Deshler, Ph.D.

Data-Based Decision Making

Join our expert, Matthew K. Burns, as he answers your questions about problem-solving decisions made in each tier and the various decision-making rules used in each tier within an RTI model. Dr. Burns will also offer tips and suggestions on using data to make decisions about instruction, intervention, and eligibility.

Matthew K. Burns, Ph.D.

Anne Ford

Creating an Independent Future for Your Adult Child with LD

Drawing from personal experience and her work as an activist on behalf of individuals with learning disabilities, Anne Ford provided insights about the frustration, confusion and heartache that are shared by so many families as their children strive to become increasingly self-sufficient and independent. Ms. Ford addressed questions about social skills and dating, sibling relationships, job hunting and interactions with employers and co-workers, finding colleges and training programs, and more.

Michele Mazzocco, Ph.D.

Summing Up the Evidence on Math and LD

Let's be honest...math is a subject area that has a terrible reputation. And for students who struggle with learning disabilities, math (both computation and problem solving) can be a source of enormous frustration.

At long last, a number of spotlights are being directed at the area of math and in particular, the science underlying math learning. Join our featured guests, Dr. Daniel B. Berch and Dr. Michele Mazzocco, national leading experts in the area of math difficulties and disabilities as they sum up the evidence on Math and LD.

Dr. Daniel B. Berch

Universal Design for Learning: What it Is, Why Students with LD Need it and How to Make it Happen

Join Patti Ralabate, Ed.D., Senior Policy Analyst for Special Education at the National Education Association, as she answers your questions about UDL and highlights how parents and teacher can work together to support its implementation in a school or classroom.