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Di Folco, Cécile; Guez, Ava; Peyre, Hugo; Ramus, Franck – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2022
The present study performed a systematic comparison of DSM-5 and ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for reading disability. We quantitatively investigated the consequences of using DSM-5 or ICD-11, and of the different ways of implementing each diagnostic criterion on the prevalence of reading disability. We did so in a representative sample of the…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Disability Identification, Grade 6, Gender Differences
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Baumbusch, Jennifer; Lloyd, Jennifer E. V.; Liou, Yu Chyi David; Zou, Danjie – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2020
Research priority setting makes knowledge users integral to the development of research agendas. The purpose of this study was to explore educational leaders' perspectives on research priorities in special education. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with leaders from 60 public school districts in British Columbia, Canada. Seventy-one…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Research, Agenda Setting, Research Needs
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Norwich, Brahm; Ylonen, Annamari; Gwernan-Jones, Ruth – Research Papers in Education, 2014
The concept of moderate learning difficulties (MLD) is not clearly understood in its definition and in its general use. Nevertheless, as a distinct area of special educational needs (SEN) this category has constituted about a quarter of all of those pupils identified as having SEN in England. This paper reports the analysis of findings from an…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Severity (of Disability), Definitions, Disability Identification