“This document is a tool for teachers and professionals striving to address the unique learning needs of students who are struggling academically. These students may have characteristics of learning disabilities, or they may be identified as students with learning disabilities.
The document:
- identifies characteristics of students with learning disabilities;
- describes cognitive and achievement profiles of students with learning disabilities, detailing unexpected academic underachievement and processing difficulties;
- provides an overview of effective, research-based instruction and assessment strategies;
- identifies educational, literacy, and processing demands relevant to students with learning disabilities; and
- provides checklists for teachers seeking to determine the needs of students with learning disabilities.”
Click here to access the guide.