Research & Training Blog | Dyslexia

Welcome to the Landmark College Institute for Research and Training (LCIRT) blog — the mission of this blog is to provide an avenue of communication between LCIRT and educators/professionals interested in the latest research, resources, and news related to learning differences.

4 Landmark College students working together on math problems.

One explanation for why students with learning disabilities are not successfully completing postsecondary programs is that they are not disclosing their disability to their college or university, and, therefore, are not eligible for disability-related accommodations. In fact, only 24% of students with LD inform their college or university of their disability. With this in mind, Landmark College’s Lead Education Specialist Dr. Adam Lalor and his colleagues conducted an analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 (NLTS2) to better understand the effect of support use on the college persistence and completion of all students with LD — those who disclose their LD to their college or university and those who do not disclose.

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An open book.

In this article, LCIRT's Lead Education Specialist, Linda Hecker M.Ed., examines the relationship between Executive Function (EF) and reading. She explains the many dimensions of EF and reading, and how we can use two metaphors, the "CEO" and the "Orchestra Conductor", to gain new understanding.

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