1. What is the history of the learning disabilities field?

2. What are some characteristics of children with learning disabilities?

3. How are learning disabilities defined and identified, and what are some of their causes?

4. What challenges do we face in identifying students: whose primary language is not English, whose families are within the poverty level, and students from minority populations?

5. How does the information processing model help us understand learning disabilities?

6. What educational responses are needed to help students with learning disabilities meet with success in school and beyond?

7. How does a child with learning disabilities impact the family?

8. What kind of supports will students with learning disabilities need to be successful in college, in the workplace, and in adult life?