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Learning Disabilities Listening Speaking Reading Reasoning Mathematical calculation Average or above average intelligence
History of LD Orton Dyslexia Society Alternative ways to teach reading William Cruickshank Perception and attention deficits Minimally Brain Damaged (MBD)- Samuel Kirk Learning disabled
Council for Exceptional Children 1 st resource room opened Public Law Education of All Handicapped Children Act years old Free and appropriate Least restrictive enviornment
Regular Education Initiative (REI) Joining special education and regular education Inclusion Special education teachers spending more time collaborating
94-142… NOW IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Reading disability Writing disability Math disability
Facts about LD More boys than girls ID by 3 rd or 4 th grade IQ Short term memory Phonological awareness deficits Higher drop out rate