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Helping Preschool Children Succeed

Are you worried about your preschool child? Or are you a teacher who is concerned about a particular child in your class?

If they seem slow to learn language, appear clumsy, or just aren't learning as well as they could, read Advocating for Your Preschool Child to find out what to do.

Visit our Early Identification section for more great articles. For a comprehensive overview of what should be available for young children age 0-4, read Learning Disabilities and Young Children: Identification and Intervention.

What's New

Toddling Toward Reading

The best predictor of how children will do in school is how much they know before they get there. To learn what it takes to give our preschoolers what they need to become successful readers, watch excerpts from Toddling Toward Reading, the latest episode of the PBS series, Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers.

Reflections on the New School Year

Rick Lavoie brings the LD OnLine community September Thoughts: Reflections on the New School Year. Get your students off to a good start-especially the students who are confident and competent on Saturdays and summers, but are frightened and frustrated in class.

Today's LD News

September 7, 2008

Testing for special education: When, Why, and How?
Kalamazoo Gazette's Family Talk Magazine (MI)

Helping Your Child With Special Needs
The San Fernando Valley Sun (CA)

Explanation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
News 8 Austin (TX)

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More Highlights

New Public Service Announcements

Enjoy two new Public Service Announcements. Actress Molly Ringwald and country singer Reba McEntire show their support for LD OnLine.

Help Students Understand the Story

This year make a plan to assure that your students go beyond decoding the words. To improve their reading comprehension, read Helping Children with Learning Disabilities Understand What They Read.

Questions & Answers

Find information for both parents and educators based on real questions from real parents and educators on topics such as ADHD, IEPs, testing, and more. You'll find answers on almost every topic that can help a child with learning disabilities.

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