Michigan Youth Leadership Forum

The Michigan Youth Leadership Forum is a unique leadership training program for high school juniors and seniors with disabilities. Young people with disabilities cultivate leadership, citizenship, and social skills. Students with leadership potential are selected through a competitive application process and attend at no cost to them or their families. Applications require some preparation, so applicants need to start right away to be able to meet the deadline of December 15, 2008. Contact Bill Milzarski at the Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns, Department of Labor and Economic Growth, at 517-335-6004 (voice or TTY) or 1-877-499-6232 (toll free)(voice or TTY); e-mail at MCDC@michigan.gov; or fax 517-335-7773.

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5th and 6th Graders with Learning Disabilities Needed for Research Study

Hsin-Yuan Chen chenhs11@msu.edu

is recruiting 5th and 6th graders with Learning Disabilities for an

Online Reading Comprehension Strategies Research Project.

This is an IRB-approved research study for her dissertation work at
Michigan State University.

She is asking for parents to contact her if their child:

1. Has been diagnosed as having a Learning Disability
2. Must be a 5th or 6th Grader
3. English is the child's primary language
4. Is willing to be involved in completing a written questionnaire.

This questionnaire will take approximately 20 minutes to finish. It can be completed at home at any time.

The flyer and consent forms are posted in a folder titled Online Reading Research at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ldaofmichigan/files/

Thank you for your help!