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RT @: Why aren't parents of kids with exceptional learning needs more politically active?
12:16 PM Dec 10th
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Minister Dave Hancock's update on Setting the Direction for special education. Note: new link -->
5:03 PM Dec 3rd
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PDFs of presentations from conference are now up, including keynotes from Brooks & Wooding.
2:39 PM Dec 2nd
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Minister Dave Hancock talks about "what's next" for the Setting the Direction initiative on special education.
2:09 PM Dec 2nd
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RT @: " wants to reduce burden on health/social serv. Invest in early intervention .Will save money, lives.”
12:00 PM Nov 20th
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... or at age 40 are still on their mother’s couch? @, speaking about learning disabilities & the need for early ID
11:54 AM Nov 20th
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How many Charles Schwabs, Erin Brockovichs, John Irvings are there in prison, contemplating suicide.....
11:53 AM Nov 20th
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@: Some of the world’s most influential people, some of our best minds, are people with
11:51 AM Nov 20th
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LDAA ED Kathryn Burke, @, says people are affected by learning disabilities are bright and capable but learn differently.
11:51 AM Nov 20th
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Tweeting LDAA conference-Dr. Siegel did research - the majority of teen suicides are children w/ learning disabilities
11:49 AM Nov 20th
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Physical, emotional toll even greater - doctor says patients have high blood pressure in school, but are fine out of school.
11:48 AM Nov 20th
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Two in ten teens quit high school. Our prisons are filled w/high school dropouts & people with unidentified .
11:40 AM Nov 20th
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How does this happen? Teachers may rule out a learning disability, assuming it would have been caught in the earlier grades.
11:39 AM Nov 20th
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There are students with learning disabilities who remain unidentified even into high school.
11:38 AM Nov 20th
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Kids not identified w/learning disabilities early may struggle in school, suffering emotional & even physical health affects
11:37 AM Nov 20th
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With assistance in early grades, Dr. Siegel found the number of children w/reading difficulties was reduced from 25% to just 2.4%
11:35 AM Nov 20th
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Dr. Linda Siegel found screening in kindergarten finds one in four students at risk of reading difficulties.
11:33 AM Nov 20th
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Finding & helping K & Grade 1 students with will reduce AB's rate of teen suicide & lower high school drop-out rate.
11:30 AM Nov 20th
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Tweeting from the Association of AB conference. LDAA wants every child in Alberta to be screened for reading difficulties.
11:28 AM Nov 20th
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Brooks: fear of humiliation is very powerful.
8:51 AM Nov 20th
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- Name LD Assoc. of AB
- Location Alberta
- Web http://www.ldaa.ca
- Bio The Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta (LDAA) is a registered charity that provides information and support for people with learning disabilities.
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