Areas of Specific Learning Disability Are:

• Oral expression.
• Listening comprehension.
• Written expression.
• Basic reading skill.
• Reading fluency skills.
• Reading comprehension.
• Mathematics calculation.
• Mathematics problem solving

General Information

Questions Parents Can Ask about Reading Improvement and Questions Parents Can Ask about Spelling, Writing, and Testing - These questions were compiled through a collaborative effort by parents, educational consultants, teachers, professors from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Charlotte, and staff from the Exceptional Children's Assistance Center. Funding for these documents was provided by The North Carolina State Improvement Project, Public Schools of North Carolina, Exceptional Children Division

Frequently Asked Questions about Curriculum Based Measurement - Mathematics - by National Center on Student Progress Monitoring

Guidelines for Assessing the Functional Capacities of an Individual with Specific Learning Disabilities to Determine Significance of Disability for Order of Selection Purposes- OSERS Voc. Technical Assistance Circular - JAN. 10, 2005

Myths and Misconceptions about Learning Disabilities

Newsletter - Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities


Dyslexia - Reading (decoding) Problems

Phonemes (speech sounds) here

International Dyslexia Association and New Hampshire Branch of the International Dyslexia Association - resources for language based learning disabilities

Florida Center for Reading Research - Reading Research

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - Learning Disabilities

National Institute for Child Health and Development - Reading Research

Frequently Asked Questions about Curriculum-Based Measurement - Reading - National Center on Student Progress Monitoring

Free publications on dyslexia, dysgraphia, spelling, and other information - International Dyslexia Association

Children of the Code - website - interviews with leading reading researchers and educators

Understanding Dyslexia and Dyspraxia - University of Hull

Spelling (encoding)

English Spelling: Making Sense of a Seemingly Chaotic Writing System - by Heather Hayes, Brett, Kessler, and Rebecca Treiman - Reprinted with permission from the International Dyslexia Association quarterly periodical Perspectives, Summer 2005.

Spelling Instruction: Foundation of Reading and Ornament of Writing - by Susan Carreker -
Reprinted with permission from the International Dyslexia Association quarterly periodical Perspectives, Summer 2005.

How Children Learn to Spell - by Louisa Moats - Reprinted with permission from the International Dyslexia Association quarterly periodical Perspectives, Summer 2005.

Spelling Instruction in the Upper Grades: The Etymology/Morphology Connection - by Marcia Kierland Henry - Reprinted with permission from the International Dyslexia Association quarterly periodical Perspectives, Summer 2005.

Spelling: Assessment and Instructional Recommendations - by R.M. Joshi and P.G. Aaron - Reprinted with permission from the International Dyslexia Association quarterly periodical Perspectives, Summer 2005.

Written Expression

The "Write Stuff" for Preventing and Treating Writing Disabilities - by Virginia Berninger, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Washington at Seattle

Dysgraphia - (Grapho-motor) - Handwriting problems

Grapho-motor and writing - Center for Development and Learning

What is Dysgraphia? - Margaret J. Kay, Ed.D.

Dysgraphia - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Dysgraphia - Information flyer by the International Dyslexia Association

Dysgraphia Accommodations and Modifications - LDonline

Dysgraphia Fact Sheet

The 90-Minute Dysgraphia Evaluation - by Steven G. Feifer, Ed.S, NCSP, and Philip A. Defina, Ph.D., ABPdN

Math and Math Problems (dyscalculia)

National Math Panel Report

Doing What Works - U. S. Department of Education

NH Curriculum framework - New Hampshire Department of Education

Mathematics For All - Professor Mahesh Sharma - website

Dyscalculia - website

Math - Professional Development Modules - The Access Center

Critical Foundation Skills for Preparing Students for Algebra - Doing What Works Clearinghouse -
U. S. Department of Education

Critical Foundations for Algebra - grade level benchmarks critical foundations - Doing What Works Clearinghouse - U. S. Department of Education

Mathematics Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities or Difficulty learning Mathematics - A Guide for Teachers - Center on Instruction by Instructional Research Group - The Center on Instruction is operated by RMC Research Corporation in partnership with the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University; Instructional Research Group; the Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics at the University of Houston; and the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas at Austin.

The Opportunity Equation: Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy - the Carnegie-IAS Commission on Mathematics and Science Education - Full Report - Executive Summary

Reading Fluency

New Hampshire Grade Level Standard for Reading Fluency - scroll to page 82

Monitoring Reading Fluency - National Center for Progress Monitoring - U. S. Department of Education - Office of Special Education Programs