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1877, Adolph Kussmaul was the first to identify reading inability and termed it ‘word blindness’,
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Rudolf Berlin used this term to define reading challenges.
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Published instructional materials as early as the 1930s which provided the foundation for student instruction and teacher training in what became known as the Orton-Gillingham Approach.
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FDA approves the Ritalin for treatment but not for ADHD.
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Ritalin is first used to treat “hyperkinetic” symptoms in kids.
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Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) was developed by Samuel Kirk to identify specific learning disabilities in children
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This term was first used by psychologist Samuel A. Kirk at an education conference.
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Signed into law by President John F. Kennedy, the Act was the first of several federal policies that created a change from resources away from large institutions towards community-based mental health treatment programs.
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The ACLD was founded; this is currently known as the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
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ESEA requires that all students have equal access to education and federal funding.
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Shared how learning disabilities manifested in disorders of listening, thinking, talking, reading writing, spelling or arithmetic.
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Congress passed this to create service programs for students that had learning disabilities
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Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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The Education of All Handicapped Children Act,” defined services for specific learning disabilities and added free appropriate public education (FAPE) and least restrictive environment (LRE) to the legislation.
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LD was established as a defined category for students to receive all services just as other disability categories included in EAHCA. § 404.1502. Definitions for this subpart.
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This is a study of the genetics of dyslexia to access reading and cognitive abilities over a period of 4-5 years following the same group of students from the first year the project started in 2015.
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Case ruled in favor of Endrew. A school must offer an IEP [individualized education program] that is reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s
circumstances.” The Court additionally emphasized the requirement that “every child should have the chance to meet challenging objectives.”
