Free downloads from the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities

Materials prepared by NRCLD

Getting started with SLD determination: After IDEA Reauthorization (2006)
Responsiveness to Intervention: How to Do It (2006)
NEW! Learning Disabilities Resource Kit: Specific Learning Disabilities Determination Procedures and Responsiveness to Intervention
Executive Summary of the NRCLD Responsiveness to Intervention Symposium (2003) | pdf |
NRCLD paper: Understanding Responsiveness to Intervention in Learning Disabilities Determination | pdf |
NRCLD paper: SLD Eligibility: A Users' Guide to the New Regulations (2006) | pdf |
NRCLD research report: And Miles to Go...: State SLD Requirements and Authoritative Recommendations | Word | pdf |
Powerpoint: Innovations in Identifying Learning Disabilities Using Responsiveness-To-Instruction, presented at Pacific Coast Research Conference, 2007 (pdf)
PowerPoint: Responsiveness-to-Intervention: A New Method of Identifying Students with Disabilities (presented at Council for Exceptional Children annual convention, April 2005)
PowerPoint: National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (presented at National Association of School Psychologists convention, March 2005)
PowerPoint: The Scaling of Innovations: Factors to Consider Beyond Professional Development (presented to International Dyslexia Association, December 2004)

National SEA Conference on SLD Determination: Integrating RTI within the SLD Determination Process

In April 2006, NRCLD sponsored this conference to explore implications of changes in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004). Materials from this conference are available here.

Responsiveness to Intervention Symposium 2003

In December 2003, NRCLD sponsored a symposium addressing topics related to responsiveness to intervention. The papers, PowerPoints, and other materials presented during the symposium are available here.

LD Summit white papers

In August 2001, the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, showcased research papers on key issues in the identification and classification of students with specific learning disabilities. The white papers are available here in online, Microsoft Word (doc), or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.

OSEP Papers

Twenty-Five Years of Progress in Educating Children with Disabilities Through IDEA | Word | pdf |
Access To, Participation and Progress in the General Education Curriculum | Word | pdf |
Standards-Based Reform and Students with Disabilities | Word | pdf |
The Impact of IDEA-Part D National Program Investments to Improve Special Education Practice | Word | pdf |
Synthesis of Discussions About OSEP Review and Dissemination Process: Meeting Summary and Policy Recommendations | Word | pdf |
Synthesis of Discussions About Scaling Up Effective Practices: Meeting Summary and Policy Recommendations
| Word | pdf |