Learning Disabilities Association Inc

Teacher Preparation and Licensure - approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, LDAs Teacher Preparation Program provides training and clinical experiences necessary to obtain an Academic Behavioral Strategist special education teaching license. During FY2024, LDA Minnesota graduated three teacher candidates by recommending them for licensure. LDA welcomed its fifth cohort to the program and had a total of 12 candidates enrolled in the program.

Assessment Services - includes learning and attention-deficit diagnostic assessments and individual consultations to identify and document academic strengths and challenges, document the presence or absence of a disability, and provide strategies for accommodating their learning and attention difficulties, thereby increasing life outcomes. Forty-one (41) children, youth and adults were assessed during FY2024; 100% reported gaining self-knowledge and strategies to achieve their goals.