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Direct linkJoseph A. Hogan – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2025
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) allows alternate pathways for school districts to identify and classify students with a specific learning disability (SLD). Response to Intervention (RtI) is one of the frameworks schools can use when eliminating the use of the discrepancy model. The premise of RtI posits that…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Classification
Perera, Dilani M.; Wheeler, Melissa – New Educator, 2021
One in five children experiences a diagnosable mental disorder. However, adolescents have been overlooked in programming and policy responses to mental health issues. Mental health issues contribute to poor academic performance, lower rates of high school graduation, disrupted development, increased health risk, role transition from adolescent to…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Academic Achievement, Knowledge Level, Counselor Educators
Niolaki, Georgia; Taylor, Laura Marie; Terzopoulos, Aris; Davies, Rachael – Educational & Child Psychology, 2020
Aims: Studies on literacy difficulties have mainly focused on children or adults who have a diagnosis of dyslexia. Some students enter university without such a diagnosis, but with literacy difficulties, and this may impact their ability to become independent learners and achieve academically. This exploratory study aims to employ a hybrid model…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Reading Difficulties, Higher Education, College Students
Machado, Crystiano José Richard; Maciel, Alexandre Magno Andrade; Rodrigues, Rodrigo Lins – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2019
Discussion forums in learning management systems (LMS) have been shown to promote student interaction and contribute to the collaborative practice in the teaching-learning process. By evaluating the postings, teachers can identify students with learning difficulties. However, due to the large volume of posts that are generated on a daily basis in…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Integrated Learning Systems, Learning Problems, Content Analysis
Harrison, Allyson G.; Holmes, Alana – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2012
A Canadian context for the diagnosis of students with specific learning disabilities (LD) was investigated in the present literature review. A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to determine the current and best practices in this field. Overall, no agreed upon definition of LD was identified, although core similarities in…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Definitions, Models
Sparks, Richard L.; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2013
This study examined whether a large group of postsecondary students participating in a support program for students classified as having learning disabilities (LD) met criteria for five objective diagnostic models for LD: IQ-achievement discrepancy (1.0 SD, 1.5 SD, and greater than 2.0 SD) models, a "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, College Students, Clinical Diagnosis, Criteria
Coyle, Jennifer; Morrison, Mary; Thomas, Della – pepnet 2, 2017
In 2011, pepnet 2 launched the Deaf Learner Initiative (DLI). The goals of this initiative were to examine the existing paradigms, programs, pedagogy and relevant research related to the educational and vocational needs of deaf learners. The DLI was comprised of a variety of activities including the Deaf Learner Symposium, the creation of three…
Descriptors: Deafness, Young Adults, Hearing Impairments, Evidence Based Practice
