<p> LINCS/OVAE Learning Disabilities Submitted by Rochelle Kenyon Moderator’s Annual Report: 2010 in Review</p><p>Statistics in Brief </p><p>Number of subscribers at the beginning of the year: 740 Number of subscribers at the end of the year: 862 Highest number of subscribers during the year: 891 Number of posts for the year: 1,672</p><p>Highlights</p><p>The total of 891 subscribers is the single largest number in the 7 years that I have been the moderator - and is 155 subscribers more than in 2009. </p><p>For 2010, the LD Discussion List had the highest number of total posts than any other list.</p><p>Along with an ever-increasing number of single-threads, the amount of new topics and connected topics discussed continues to grow.</p><p>Along with discussion, subscribers shine when questions about best practices, resources, placement of students concerns from parents and other similar requests for help and advice are posted. All are answered; sometimes multiple answers are posted from an assortment of subscribers. </p><p>Hot topics during this year on the LD Discussion List include: LD and English Language Learners (173 posts), Dyslexia, Reading and the Brain (154 posts), Resources = (136 posts), Research, and Factors in Teaching Adult Reading, Vocabulary, Spelling and Comprehension to Lowest Level Readers = (134 posts), Desperation, LD, Difficulties and Second Opinions = (87), Hard-wired Brains and Rewiring = (44 posts), Ability to Benefit = (42 posts), Teacher Training = (39 posts), and LD and Causes of Illiteracy = (34 posts)</p><p>List Events</p><p>Learning Disabilities Discussion List – Guest Discussion January 11-15, 2010 “WIA Community Conversations” Name of Facilitator/Guest: Brenda Dann-Messier Announcement and Resources: http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/discussions/10WIA Discussion Transcript: http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/discussions/WIATranscriptsLD Discussion Summary: http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/discussions/WIASummaryLD </p><p>“Adult ESOL Learners who Struggle: Is it Really LD?” September 17-22, 2010 Guest Speaker: Robin Lovrien Schwarz Announcement/Bio/Agenda/Resources: http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/discussions/learningdisabilities/10ESOL#guests Transcript Part 1: http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/discussions/learningdisabilities/10ESOL_FullDay1-2 Transcript Part 2: http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/discussions/learningdisabilities/10ESOL_FullDay3-5 </p>