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Build a Positive Relationship with Your Child’s School
Parent involvement is important to help your learning disabled child be as successful as possible. Here are some ideas to get you started.

What You Need to Know About Advocacy
Advocacy is supporting a student with a disability by helping them get the supports and services they need from a school district, medical provider, therapy provider, college or vocational school, or other service agency. Explore what you need to know about advocacy and how to do it more effectively.

Learn How to Choose the Right Assistive Technology (AT)
Find tips to consider before choosing assistive technology for students with learning disabilities.

Top Tips for Choosing Quality Programs for Students with Learning Disabilities
Learn top tips for choosing quality programs for students with Learning Disabilities.

Helpful Hints
Homework can be a real challenge for students with learning disabilities. Apart from having difficulty in the area of disability, lack of organization can create more of a problem for these students and lead to all-nighter homework sessions. Helping our students prepare for success ahead of time will help them feel more confident, support their work, and reduce their stress.

Special Children
Discover resources to help teachers in parents and parents meet the educational needs for children with learning disabilities and other childhood disabilities on About.com!

Improve Your Child's Behavior with Research Based Strategies
Some children with learning disabilities also have behavior problems. Learn research-based ways to develop behavior plans to provide the structure they need to improve behavior and improve attention to academics.

Top Picks in Special Education Books
If you're a special education teacher, here are reviews of several books from your Special Education Guide on About.com.

How to Use Special Education Research from NICHCY
Educators and parents need help with evaluating research and determining what works and what doesn't. The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities provides assistance in understanding and evaluating the research.

Research and Family Involvement in Special Education
For over two decades, the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has supported research that considers ways to improve family involvement in the education of children with disabilities. This Research Connections takes a look at current findings.