Learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can frustrate students, confound parents and challenge educators. But all are treatable ...

As a teacher, you want all of your students to reach their academic potential. However, not everyone learns at the same pace or in the same way. That means you need to be prepared to provide ...

Growing up, I didn’t know much about learning disabilities. I'm older than social media (and the internet), and it wasn’t until I was in a teaching program in graduate school that I learned more about ...

Caroline Richter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Psychology, says learning disabilities are common, and there are many ways for parents to ...

One of the most commonly diagnosed conditions in childhood is a learning disability. Though somewhat difficult to identify in the very early years of school, by the time a student reaches third grade, ...

We recognize that a student's particular condition or impairment is not necessarily disabling. Rather, disability arises when a student's condition intersects with a barrier in a class, an institution ...

Everyone has a different style of learning. Some people do well with reading the written word. Others learn better through audio. For some, sitting in a quiet library or home office space is key. For ...

Laura Lemle watched how some teachers didn’t always understand how to teach her daughter, who has nonverbal learning disability. Some were incredibly empathetic, others were not. Special education ...

The number of institutions where at least one out of 10 undergraduates reported having a disability has risen 50 percent in the past five years. In 2019-20, 375 institutions had 10 percent or more of ...