Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...

A specific learning disability, also known as a specific learning disorder, is a neurological condition that affects an individual’s ability to learn and process information in a specific area, like ...

Many years ago, Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson (1968) performed a fascinating experiment in elementary school classrooms. They led teachers to believe that a special test had revealed that ...

Funding of up to £30,000 is available from the RCN Foundation for research projects by learning disability nurses in Wales on ...

HOUSTON A University of Houston researcher is launching a new study to examine how elementary schools across Texas and Florida identify specific learning disabilities in students, with the goal of ...

In a crowded elementary school auditorium in October, two students approached the microphone to introduce the day’s guest speaker: an author who had come to read her book to the assembled students.

This story features Beeline Reader for enhanced readability. Click to turn the feature on or off. Learn more about this technology here. “One of the greatest contributing factors to lower achievement ...

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 ...

Is it autism, a learning disability, or both? If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning ...

When Leah Rumbarger adds up the dollars her family has spent on education services for her dyslexic daughters, she wonders how most people could ever afford it. Her family spent $4,000 for two ...