Why join the Council for Learning Disabilities?
As a member, you will receive the following benefits ...

Journal Publications
• Learning Disability Quarterly (LDQ)
• Presents scientifically-based research
• Includes articles by nationally known authors
• Intervention in School Clinic (ISC)
• Translates research into practice
• Describes teaching tools for classroom use
• LD Forum
• Features articles that address current issues
• Provides organizational information & actions

Professional Development
CLD members attend international and regional conferences to interact with top educators and researchers, as well as learn about the latest strategies for successfully teaching students with learning disabilities.

Networking Opportunities
CLD members receive peer support and have a chance to meet and communicate with other professionals throughout the country. Members are also welcome to join CLD committees and to participate in local and state chapters.

Subscription Opportunities
CLD members may subscribe to select professional journals at substantially reduced rates.

Participation in Advocacy in the Field
For more than 25 years, the Council for Learning Disabilities has fostered members’ professional growth by presenting information related to current issues andintervention practices and representing its members’ voices on critical issues that shape policy and reform practice in the field of learning disabilities.

CLD is a founding member of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD), which provides an interdisciplinary forum to review issues affecting educational and governmental agencies.

CLD is a founding organization participating in the Coordinated Campaign on Learning Disabilities (CCLD), established to promote public awareness, early identification, and intervention.

All of this for only $75.

Starting a CLD Chapter

CLD members interested in starting a chapter should look at Guidelines for CLD Chapters: Starting Chapters and Helping them Grow. For more information, please contact the CLD Leadership Development Chair (Click on 'About CLD' on the homepage).