Now available - the DVD of the LDA August 2007 Seminar Supporting Students with Learning Difficulties: Trends and Issues.   

This DVD, comprising the four papers presented at the Seminar, is an exceptionally powerful means of disseminating knowledge of current best practice in teaching students with LD.  It will be of special interest to teachers and other professionals working in the area of LD, and to teacher education students.  

Copies may be ordered from Kerrie McMahon, at ldaquery@bigpond.net.au.  Cost - $50.

The contents of the DVD are as follows: 

Professor Kevin Wheldall

Introduction to the seminar by the Chairman and President of LDA 

Dr Jo Jenkinson
Reading, Resources and Remedies: A History of Learning Difficulties Australia 

Professor John Sweller

The evolution of human cognitive architecture and its instructional implications for students with learning difficulties. 

Professor Max Coltheart

Learning to Read: The scientific evidence and implications for instruction 

Professor Margot Prior

Implementing the recommendations of the Nelson Report: Implications for teaching and for teacher training.

Total running time: 172 minutes.

Click here for abstracts of papers.