Archives

The articles in the archives should be used for research and historical purposes to describe practice in the field of learning disabilities. Readers should check the NJCLD website for updates to these reports and for other current information on learning disabilities.

• Learning Disabilities: Use of Paraprofessionals (1998) (123K PDF)*

• NJCLD Press Release (1998) (73K PDF)*

• Operationalizing the NJCLD Definition of Learning Disabilities for Ongoing Assessment in Schools (1997) (70K PDF)*

  This article highlights five constructs underlying the NJCLD definition of learning disabilities and recommends operational procedures for ongoing assessment and interventions for children in preschool and secondary school.

• Learning Disabilities: Preservice Preparation of General and Special Education Teachers (1997) (63K PDF)*

  This report identifies the core competencies that the NJCLD believes are essential for both general and special educators who work with children with learning disabilities.

• Secondary to Postsecondary Education Transition Planning for Students with Learning Disabilities (1994) (86K PDF)*

  This article addresses the rationale for the transition planning process as it applies to the education of students with learning disabilities, specifically the progression from secondary to postsecondary education.

• A Reaction to Full Inclusion: A Reaffirmation of the Right of Students with Leaning Disabilities to a Continuum of Services (1993) (9K PDF)*

• Learning Disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (1992) (98K PDF)*

• School Reform: Opportunities for Excellence and Equity for Individuals with Learning Disabilities- A Special Report (1991) (98K PDF)*

• Providing Appropriate Education for Students with Learning Disabilities in Regular Education Classroom (1990) (48K PDF)*

  This report identifies factors that are necessary for an effective educational program for students with learning disabilities, problems related to serving students with learning disabilities in the regular classroom and recommendations for actions required at the state, school district, and school building level to effectively educate students with learning disabilities within the regular classroom.

• Learning Disabilities: Issues on Definition (1990) (48K PDF)*

  This article includes the formal definition of LD adopted by the National Joint Comittee on Learning Disabilities and outlines problems resulting from the Federal definition of learning disabilities.

• The Need for Subject Descriptors in Learning Disabilities Research: Preschool Through High School Years (1989) (43K PDF)*

  This position paper provides a set of descriptors the NJCLD believes are necessary to describe subject in studies of learning disabilities.

• Issues in Learning Disabilities: Assessment and Diagnosis (1987) (48K PDF)*

  This article emphasizes the importance of integrating assessment, diagnosis, and procedures that lead to a diagnosis of learning disability and eligibility for services.

• Adults with Learning Disabilities: A Call to Action (1985) (53K PDF)*

  This paper identifies issues related to learning disabilities as manifested in adults and proposes ways for exploring and resolving the problems encountered by adults with learning disabilities.

• Issues in the Delivery of Services to Individuals Learning Disabilities (1982) (82K PDF)*

• Learning Disabilities: Issues in the Preparation of Professional Personnel (1982) (48K PDF)*

  This position paper gives recommendations to professionals who provide services to individuals with learning disabilities and their families.

• Inservice Programs in Learning Disabilities (1981) (45K PDF)*

  This report highlights information pertaining to the design and implementation of in-service programs for professionals who provide services to individuals with learning disabilities.