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The following articles give general information on how learning disabilities are identified. Some of them list national organizations that may give you specific information about testing facilities.
Learning disabilities can present new challenges as your life changes, especially if you are adjusting to a new set of demands like a job change or parenthood. These transitions can cause stress and increase a sense of struggling.
The resources below may give you some ideas for new ways you can approach phonics instruction with your child:
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Any reading struggles that your child is experiencing may help explain why she chooses not to read. From a child’s perspective, it is less painful to give up than it is to try and fail.
A full psycho-educational assessment would be helpful to give you more information about the way this student learns.
According to the International Dyslexia Asssociation and the Learning Disabilites Association of America, about 15% of the population (close to one in seven) has a learning disability.
Reading is a very complex process, which requires decoding, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension.
LD OnLine has the following articles on nonverbal learning disabilities:
The following is an excerpt from an article by LD OnLines legal expert, Matt Cohen: