Related Resources on the LD@school Website

Access the following LD@school resources to deepen your understanding of the needs of secondary school students with learning disabilities.

Click here to read the article "Introduction to Transition Planning for Students with LDs"

Click here to read the article “Elementary to Secondary: Transition Planning for Students with LDs"

Click here to view the video “Transitioning Students with LDs from Grade 8 to Grade 9

Click here to read the article “Post-Secondary Transition Planning for Students with LDs"

Click here to access the Ask the Experts article “How can I prepare my students with LDs to transition to post-secondary education? Where can students with LDs find support after secondary school?"

Click here to read the article “From Secondary School to the Workplace: Preparing Students with Learning Disabilities for Success"

Click here to access a recording of the webinar “Transitioning to Post-Secondary: The Importance of Planning with the End in Mind"

Click here to view the video “Preparing Students with LDs to Transition from Secondary to Post-Secondary

Click here to read the article “Strategies to Teach Self-Advocacy Skills”, by Mary Land and Cheryll Duquette.

Click here to read the article “A Teacher’s Journey with Student Self-Advocacy”, by Julia Osborne.

Click here to view the video “Our Self-Advocacy Pamphlet Journey”, created by Mike Di Donato and his Grade Eight Students.

Click here to access the TalkLD podcast episode "Supporting Students on their Self-Advocacy Journey".

Click here to access the TalkLD podcast episode“ The Journey to Becoming a Self-Advocate: Three Students’ Perspectives”.

Click here and access the article “Effective Parent-Teacher Partnerships: Considerations for Educators”.

Click here to access the Ask the Experts article, “What does a student need to know about his/her learning disability in order to be his/her own self-advocate?”

Click here to access the video “Building Self-Advocates: The Key to Student Success”

Click here to read the evidence-based article “Supporting the Development of Self-Advocacy"

Click here to access the resource "LDMH: A Handbook on Learning Disabilities and Mental Health"

Click here to access the article “Strategies to Support Students with Learning Disabilities who Experience Anxiety

Click here to access the answer to the question “How can educators support student mental health and well-being for long-term success?

Click here to access the article “Learning Disabilities and Mental Health

Click here to access the learning module “Supporting the Well-Being and Mental Health of Students with Learning Disabilities"

Click here to access the recording of the webinar “Recognizing and Supporting Anxiety in Students with LDs”.

Click here to access the recording of the webinar “Adolescent Stress, Coping Strategies and Learning Disabilities”.

Click here to access the TalkLD podcast episode “Social and Emotional Development of Students with LDs”.

Click here to access the recording of the webinar “Supporting the Social and Emotional Development of Students with LDs”.

Click here to read the evidence-based article “Social Skills Training (SST) for Students with Learning Disabilities

Click here to read the article “Beyond Social Skills: Understanding and Supporting Social Competence in Students with LDs

Click here to read the evidence-based article “Effective Behaviour Management for Students with LDs and Behavioural Disorders

Click here to read the evidence-based article “Developing Caring Schools: Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

Click here to read the evidence-based article “Mindfulness for Social and Emotional Competence: A Review of the Research

Click here to access the webinar “Strategies to Support the Success of Students with LDs on Exams and Standardized Tests”

Click here to read the evidence-based article “An Introduction to Self-Regulation

Click here to read the evidence-based article “Combining Writing and Self-Regulation Strategies: The SRSD Approach

Click here to read the evidence-based article “Activated Learning for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Mainstream, Whole-Class, Executive Function Intervention that is Necessary for Some and Good for All

Click here to access the learning module “An In-Depth Look at Executive Functions

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