Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Online Tool Helps Doctors Engage Parents on Learning Disabilities

The National Center for Learning Disabilities recently launched a website intended to help doctors and other pediatric health-care professionals talk to parents about specific learning disabilities.

The LD Navigator was created in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, and funded through a grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The resource offers informational handouts that can be printed for parents; talking points for doctors to guide conversations about referrals and evaluation; screening questions for new patients; and information on federal and local laws that govern educational services for students with learning disabilities.
Read more at : http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2013/07/online_tool_helps_doctors_enga.html

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