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Using Standardized Psychometric Tests to Identify Learning Disabilities in Students with Sensorineural Hearing Impairments.
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Sikora, Darryn M.; Plapinger, Donald S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
The use of standardized psychoeducational diagnostic instruments to identify learning disabilities was evaluated with 19 students (ages 7 to 13) with sensorineural hearing impairments. Students with hearing impairment were found to demonstrate learning disabilities with a frequency similar to that found in students with normal hearing, suggesting…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification, Elementary Education
An Examination of the Reading Performance of Students with Mild Educational Handicaps or Learning Disabilities.
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Cawley, John F.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
The study examined the performance of 28 students (ages 12-15) with mild educational handicaps and 38 with learning disabilities on a combination of norm-referenced and curriculum-based assessment approaches. There were no significant differences on measures of word recognition, but significant differences favoring learning-disabled students…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation