Introduction and Commentary

Abstract

The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) was established in 1975 through the efforts of the Council for Learning Disabilities (formerly the Division for Children with Learning Disabilities) and the Disabled Reading Committee of the International Reading Association. Eight major national-level organizations are presently represented on the NJCLD, including: The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (ACLD), the Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD), the Division for Children with Communication Disorders (DCCD), the Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD), the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and The Orton Dyslexia Society (ODS).