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Help Teachers Help Your Child. Use this home/school checklist to document strategies that work at home and at school.

LDA Minnesota has developed the Home and School Checklist to serve as an MRI of your child’s learning abilities. This handy tool works in several ways:

1) facilitates communication between you and the teacher;

2) sends the message that you are a valuable resource and part of the team;

3) prompts the teacher to share with you effective classroom strategies that can help at home.

LDA Minnesota
Learn • Dream • Achieve
The mission of LDA Minnesota is to help children, youth, and adults with learning difficulties learn successfully, dream of possibilities, and achieve their goals.

Support Services for Learning Disabilities and ADHD

ADHD Workshops and Support Groups
Join us this spring and summer for workshops and support groups designed for individuals and families with ADHD, including parents of children of every age, teens and adults with ADHD. Gain skills, tools, and confidence needed to reach your fullest learning potential. All workshops and support groups take place at LDA.

DOWNLOAD A BROCHURE, or view our full listings.

Diagnostic Assessments for Problems that Interfere with Learning
LDA Minnesota's Diagnostic Assessment is an evaluation of a person's current life situation and reasons for referral, current functioning and symptoms, and personal history. It may confirm or rule out ADHD, screen for mental health conditions, recommend follow-up, and provide a written summary of findings and recommendations. The cost of a diagnostic assessment will vary with required services. Read more.

What's New at LDA Minnesota?

Do Something 101
LDA Minnesota has been selected as a beneficiary of Do Something 101, a nationwide non-profit partner of Staples, which focuses on empowering teens to collect school supplies to support underserved students.

Beginning July 5-September 19th, donate new school supplies to our partnering Staples store located at 2100 N Snelling Drive, Roseville, MN and LDA Minnesota will distribute the school supplies directly to our students who need them the most in the Twin Cities! In addition, donate a $1 and LDA will be able to purchase new school supplies at Staples Stores. For more information on Do Something 101, please visit Frequently Asked Questions.

NEW! LDA Minnesota Summer Camp
Blast-off for Success!

Don’t let the summer slump get you down! LDA is now taking registration for our new summer camp program for students entering grades 1–6 in Fall 2009. We offer small group tutoring for both math and reading to get those brain juices flowing and ready for a super start to the school year. Through creative hands-on activities and games, your child will be prepared to hit the ground running by next fall. Our camp counselors are licensed Minnesota teachers experienced in teaching students with learning challenges, including learning disabilities and ADHD. Join us for a fun and fresh approach to learning and gear up for the 2009-2010 school year at LDA Minnesota!

To register, download a summer camp application. Register by June 1 and receive a $20 discount!

Camp Weeks
August 10 – 14, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
August 17 – 21, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Click here for more information.

FREE Workshop
Have you wanted to learn more about learning disabilities or ADHD? Do you suspect your child has a learning disability and/or ADHD?

Join us for "What are Learning Disabilities and ADHD?" a new free workshop held the third Thursday of every month at LDA Minnesota. If you are new to ADHD or LD, this workshop is for you. Learn what you can do to help you or your child succeed in school and life.

Call us at 952-922-8374 to register for this free workshop.

Thursday Morning Support Group for Adults (18+)
Join other adults with ADHD who face similar challenges that friends and family might not understand. This new discussion group provides an open and confidential opportunity to meet others with ADHD and share strategies to manage the challenges of ADHD. This group is for adults who would benefit from regular support. This is a FREE Support Group.

Dates/Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am (every Thursday)
Location: LDA Minnesota
Who Can Attend: Open to any adult in the community
Cost: Free
Facilitator: Comfort Belbas, MSW
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Susan Hallam, 952-582-6009

Drop-in’s welcome! No pre-registration required.

Is Your Child Struggling in School?
¿Su hijo tiene dificultades en la escuela?

LDA Minnesota can provide FREE in-home tutoring in reading, math, or both!
Find out if your child qualifies, or call 952-582-6034 for more information.

Applications are closed at this time. Please check back this fall to see if your student qualifies.

Please visit our booth at one of these upcoming events!

Self-Advocacy Conference:
Moving Self-Advocacy Forward
Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Time: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Location: Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Hotel, St. Paul

South West Hennepin Community Transition Interagency Committee
CTIC on the Road – Transition Resource Fair
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009
Time: 4:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: Hopkins High School (cafeteria)

Lakeville Area Public Schools:
People's Fair
Date: Friday, April 24, 2009
Time: 4:00 – 7:30 pm
Location: Lakeville North High School

Bloomington Transition Fair
Planning for Your Future
Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 am
Location: Bloomington City Hall

Golden Valley Days Art & Music Festival
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Golden Valley City Hall Campus

In late 2008, LDA realized its 40-year-long dream of purchasing its own permanent home. After modifications to adapt the building to best accommodate our clients, LDA moved in at 6100 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN, on March 1. Although we’ve been in our new site only a few weeks, we’ve settled right in and are confident our new building will be as popular with clients as it is with LDA staff.

In February, LDA launched the Learn • Dream • Achieve Capital Campaign to pay off the mortgage, which will allow us to allocate more funding for services. We’re seeking $1.7 million, which covers the costs of the building, renovations, and moving, as well as campaign expenses.

The capital campaign is off to a great start! Already we’ve received over $200,000 from our dedicated supporters, including The Otto Bremer Foundation, The Fred G. and Katherine C. Andersen Foundation, and Thrivent for Lutherans Foundation. Thank you!

If you’d like to help with the capital campaign, please contact Susan Freivalds, LDA Resource Development Director, sf@ldaminnesota.org; 952-582-6007.

Thanks to all our book drive donors for your contributions to the 3rd annual LDA spring book drive. We surpassed our goal of 4,600 and collected over 12,000 books this year because of your generosity.

Although our official book drive has ended, if you or your company would like to help needy kids become successful readers and have books to donate, please contact us at 952-582-6021 to ask about book collections year-round. You can download the official LDA Book Drive Toolkit and learn how to host a book drive for LDA Minnesota.

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