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A National Survey of School Psychologists' Practices in Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities
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Benson, Nicholas F.; Maki, Kathrin E.; Floyd, Randy G.; Eckert, Tanya L.; Kranzler, John H.; Fefer, Sarah A. – School Psychology, 2020
This study examined the identification frameworks, specific models, and assessment practices used by school psychologists to identify students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) in public schools in the United States. We surveyed school psychologist practitioners using an online survey, conducted a review of state regulations addressing…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Public Schools
Assessment and Intervention Practices with Second-Language Learners among School Psychologists.
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McCloskey, Dalene; Athanasiou, Michelle Schicke – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Reports on survey sent to school psychologist in one Southwestern state about their assessment and intervention practices with second-language learners. Analysis of returned surveys revealed that a number of school psychologists are using alternative assessment techniques, such as curriculum-based measurement, dynamic assessment, and portfolio…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Elementary School Students, Evaluation, Psychoeducational Methods
Diagnostic Utility of the Number of WISC-III Subtests Deviating from Mean Performance among Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Watkins, Marley W.; Worrell, Frank C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Examines the diagnostic utility of subtest variability for identifying students with learning disabilities (LD) by surveying students (n=2,200) in a normative sample and students (n=684) identified as LD. Results indicated that LD students did not differ from normative sample students at levels above chance. Concludes that deviation of individual…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Early Identification, Elementary School Students, Intelligence Tests
The Application of a WISC-III Short Form for Screening Gifted Elementary Students in Canada
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Reiter, Betty A. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2004
This investigation explored the accuracy of a short form of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III} in predicting Full Scale IQ when administered as a separate test. The Dumont-Faro short form (i.e., Picture Completion, Information, Coding, Block Design, and Vocabulary; Dumont & Faro, 1993) was administered to 60…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Gifted, Eligibility, Prediction
The Role of the School Psychologist in the Assessment and Identification of Learning Disabilities.
Dwyer, Kevin P. – Learning Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1982
Role of school psychologists in diagnosis of specific learning disability is described. Discusses problems of definition, misidentification, and overidentification and assessment of general intelligence, achievement, perceptual motor coordination, and personality. A model for screening, assessment, and the team evaluation process is discussed, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification