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State and District-Wide Assessments and Students with Learning Disabilities: A Guide for States and School Districts
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Gartland, Debi; Strosnider, Debi – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2004
The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) is a national committee representing 11 organizations concerned about individuals with learning disabilities. Approximately 350,000 individuals constitute the membership of the organizations represented by NJCLD. The NJCLD considers and discusses contemporary issues in learning…
Descriptors: Special Education, State Boards of Education, School Districts, Achievement Tests
Review of Macomb Community Schools Learning Disabilities Eligibility Screening Procedure, 1980-87: Using a Discrepancy Formula To Screen Children for Learning Disabilities.
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Swartz, Stanley L. – 1987
The study reviewed application of the Myklebust Learning Quotient Method of identifying learning disabilities (LD) in the Macomb (Illinois) community school district from 1980 to 1987. The learning quotient (LQ) is a ratio of actual achievement to expected achievement. The Macomb program established ability estimates by use of the Wechsler…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Guidelines for Identifying Children and Youth with Specific Learning Disabilities.
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. Special Education Administration Section. – 1987
The guidelines define procedures outlined by state (Kansas) and federal laws and regulations concerning the identification of students with specific learning disabilities. The first chapter gives the Kansas definition of a learning disability and then outlines the identification process. Chapter 2 provides guidelines for carrying out…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Compliance (Legal), Definitions