This article summarizes nine, White Papers that were commissioned by the Of
fice of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and presented at the Learning Dis
abilities Summit - Building a Foundation for the Future, August: 2001. The
purpose of the article is to inform the membership, of the Council for Lear
ning Disabilities (CLD) of the issues identified by authors of the White Pa
pers that promise to influence research; policy, and practice.