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Article: Resources to support disabled learners: technological advances make a difference for students with learning disabilities.(SPECIAL EDUCATION)
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- District Administration
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- May 1, 2008
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ALREADY UNDER PRESSURE to boost student achievement levels and rein in spending, district administrators face another challenge when it comes to educating students with learning disabilities.
With 4 to 6 percent of all students in the nation's public schools classified as having specific learning disabilities, according to the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA), most teachers can expect to have students who are learning disabled in their classrooms. And it presents a challenge to teachers and administrators alike, who are required by federal law to be sure such students get the same quality of education as ...