The Learning Disabilities Association of British Columbia

What to do



Ensure that you work with your child’s teachers to make the most of school

An Excerpt from LDAC’s fact sheet, “Effective Parent-Teacher Partnerships”:

All too often, parents and teachers find themselves embroiled in disagreements about how best to help children with special learning needs. Children are always winners when teachers and parents work together effectively. This partnership will insure that problems can be addressed quickly and that the needs of parents, school personnel, and students are reflected in any decision-making process.
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Your child can thrive at school when teachers and you work together effectively. Download the complete document to learn more about how you ensure your child’s needs can be addressed quickly and that the needs of parents, school personnel, and students are reflected in any decision-making process.

Understand how to assist them with college or university

An Excerpt from LDAC’s fact sheet, “They Can Get There from Here”:

Post-secondary education can be a reasonable goal for students with learning disabilities. Not everyone in the general population chooses to go to college or university; the same will be true of those with learning disabilities. Adolescents with learning disabilities must explore as many post-secondary options as possible, and make choices that will suit individual strengths, interests and goals.
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There are many factors to consider including whether or not your child wants to attend college or university. Download the complete document to learn more about how adolescents with learning disabilities should explore as many postsecondary options as possible, and make choices that will suit their individual strengths, interests and goals.

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