1. Chapter 1

2. Learning Disabilities Listening Speaking Reading Reasoning Mathematical calculation Average or above average intelligence

3. 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

4. Council for Exceptional Children 1 st resource room opened Public Law 94-142 Education of All Handicapped Children Act 3- 21 years old Free and appropriate Least restrictive enviornment

5. Regular Education Initiative (REI) Joining special education and regular education Inclusion Special education teachers spending more time collaborating

6. 94-142… NOW IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Reading disability Writing disability Math disability

7. Facts about LD More boys than girls ID by 3 rd or 4 th grade IQ 90-95 Short term memory Phonological awareness deficits Higher drop out rate