Brought to you by Learning Disabilities Worldwide (LDW®) through the generosity of Saint Joseph's University. It is quite common that children with learning disabilities experience test anxiety that has an adverse effect on their academic performance. What is less known is that oftentimes test anxiety stems from a social anxiety disorder in which the individualfears negative evaluations from others due to performing poorly on exams that appraise their academic functioning

Brought to you by Learning Disabilities Worldwide (LDW®) through the generosity of Saint Joseph's University. As parents and teachers, we see first hand the difficulty that our students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) experience with regard to academic tasks. What are often overlooked are the serious social and emotional difficulties that accompany the academic concerns. One recent investigation (Margari, Buttiglione, Craig, Cristella, de Giambattista, & Matera, 201

Brought to you by Learning Disabilities Worldwide (LDW®) through the generosity of Saint Joseph's University. "Mathematics" can be a polarizing word evoking numerous personal reactions at its mere mention. There are those who have facility with it and a positive self-image in relation to it, those who fear it and have a negative self-image in relation to it, to more neutral reactions in between. In my current experience working with preservice elementary teachers, more often