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Orientation
Overview
LD Review
ADD/ADHD
Modify or Accommodate?
GED Tests
Learning Styles Strategies
Teaching Suggestions
LD & ESL/ESOL
Teaching Self-Advocacy
Teaching Social Skills
Learning Environments
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For information on Bridges to Practice training in your area, please contact:
Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Project Director
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The Statistics

So just how common are learning disabilities? Well, it is estimated that 15 - 20% of the United States population may be affected by learning disabilities (Source: National Institutes on Health). Add to that the following statistics - 30 - 50% of the population has undiagnosed learning disabilities (Source: National Institutes for Literacy) - and you can see that learning disabilities affects many, many people.

Interested in finding out more? Click on the following file folder to learn about some of the recent statistics that exist on learning disabilities.

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Statistics on Learning Disabilities Statistics on Learning Disabilities

 

 

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This program was developed by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Project Director, Florida Bridges to Practice, through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education.

Content development by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Susan Pittman and Bonnie Vondracek. Proofing and editing by Meryl Eisenberg.  Web design and development by Dr. Debra L. Hargrove.

Disclaimer:  While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.