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Working with Parents of Children with Exceptional Learning Needs – Presentation at Greater Edmonton Teachers Association, Edmonton, Alberta – March 3, 2011. Click   HERE to download a pdf copy of the PowerPoint slides used by Kathryn at this presentation.

LD by the Numbers: Estimates of the Prevalence of Learning Disabilities in Canada. This report, prepared LDExperience founder, Kathryn Burke, uses current population figures and population projections for Canada and its 13 provinces and territories to provide a compendium of statistics on learning disabilities in Canada. (March 22, 2010) Click here to access the report

Content of LDExperience at a Glance: Do you want an overall summary of what is on LDExperience, broken down by topic and author? If you do, check out this document, stored in PDF format. Site Contents at a Glance on May 31-11.

A Call to Action: White Paper from the World Summit on Learning Disabilities: On April 13-16, 2008, people from all over the world gathered in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada for the first World Summit on Learning Disabilities. A Government White Paper was one of the outcomes of the World Summit. The White Paper provides a high level overview of key policy issues associated with learning disabilities. It also contains basic information about learning disabilities which may be of interest to policy makers, advocates, and professionals. The White Paper has been formally tabled in Canada’s Senate and the Alberta legislature; it was written by Kathryn Burke, founder of LDExperience. Click here to access the document.

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