• EXCEPTIONALITY: Specific Learning Disabilities, SLD
    • Specific Learning Disabilities may affect the way a student receives, processes, or expresses information
    • The skills most often affected are reading, writing, listening, speaking, reasoning, and math
    • Weaker academic achievement, particularly in reading, written language, and math, is perhaps the most fundamental characteristic of SLD
    • Significant deficits often exist in memory, metacognition, and social skills as well
    • Collier County Public Schools provides support for students with SLD through the services of an ESE certified teacher in addition to the student’s classroom teacher
    • An Individual Education Plan, IEP, is created for students with SLD, outlining all the services, accommodations, and annual goals for the student

    DISTRICT CONTACT

    Brett Nelson, ESE Coordinator
    (239) 377-0148
    NelsoB2@collierschools.com

    INFORMATION & RESOURCES

    ORGANIZATION/RESOURCE HYPERLINK

    BRIEF DESCRIPTION

    Florida Department of Education – Specific Learning Disabilities

    The definition, eligibility criteria, and resources for Specific Learning Disabilities from the Florida Department of Education.

    National Center for Learning Disabilities

    NCLD improves the lives of the 1 in 5 with learning and attention issues by empowering parents and young adults, transforming schools, and advocating for equal rights and opportunities.

    National Center for Learning Disabilities

    Specifics about SLD

    NCLD Credo: Let no children be demeaned, or have their wonder diminished, because of our ignorance or inactivity…