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DLD@Night 2019 New Orleans Posted on November 20, 2019

Thank you to all who made DLD@Night a success! This year DLD partnered with the Division for Teacher Education to provide a low-cost evening conference for practitioners on November 7th. Our amazing presenters who understand the idea of research-to-practice presented strands on early literacy, math instruction, writing instruction, and preparing to teach students with Dyslexia. […]

How Math Symbols Influence Math Performance Posted on August 16, 2019

This featured article describes two different studies related to how math symbols influence student performance. Researchers discuss student’s interpretation of the equal signs and give examples of how study findings can be applied to the classroom.

DLD at CEC 2019 Posted on March 5, 2019

This year’s CEC Conference was quite the event in Indianapolis! We loved having the opportunity to see many of you at the invited sessions, showcase, business meeting, and the reception featuring the annual Student Poster Session. Read on to learn more about the excitement and to see a few snapshots of the events!

DLD Awards and Honors 2019 Posted on March 1, 2019

We would like to congratulate this year’s DLD Award Winners! Below is a description of each award and our winners. Samuel A. Kirk Awards Winning Research Article: Baker, D. L., Richards-Tutor, C., Sparks, A., & Canges, R. (2018). Review of single subject research examining the effectiveness of interventions for at-risk English learners. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 33, 64-74. […]

Effective Strategies to Improve Math Attitudes Posted on March 1, 2019

It is not uncommon to hear both children and adults proudly proclaim their lack of skill in math. “I am not very good at math,” seems to be a socially acceptable statement. Students say it, parents say it, even teachers say it, and then we all laugh about it. Studies have shown that attitudes and […]

2018 DLD Award Recipients Posted on January 23, 2019

We would like to congratulate this year’s DLD Award Winners!

2018 CEC Recap Posted on April 1, 2018

We loved seeing many of you in Tampa this past February for CEC 2018! Thank you for attending DLD’s business meeting and our annual Reception and Student Poster Session. Scroll down to see some of the highlights from the events and click here to read about our amazing 2017 award recipients!