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Phillips, Sylvia; Kelly, Kathleen – SAGE Publications Ltd (UK), 2018
Reinforcing best practice techniques, the second edition of this specialist guide for the assessment of learners with dyslexic-type difficulties includes: (1) a new chapter on The Implications of Co-existing Specific Learning Difficulties; (2) updates to legislation including the SEND [Special Educational Needs and Disabilities] Code of Practice;…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Dyslexia, Guides, Comorbidity
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 2018
The purposes of "Guidelines for Serving Students with Specific Learning Disabilities in Educational Settings" are to: (1) Update previous guidance on serving students with specific learning disabilities (SLD); (2) Provide guidance on the implementation with fidelity of the Response to Intervention (RTI) models as well as the discrepancy…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Student Needs, Individualized Education Programs, Inclusion
Wehman, Paul; McLaughlin, Phillip J. – Academic Therapy, 1979
The article reviews basic behavioral program evaluation designs, and suggests how they might be effectively integrated into special education programs serving handicapped (and particularly learning disabled) children. It is concluded that the techniques of behavioral design, coupled with the essentials of teaching, enable the special education…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Program Evaluation
Hursh, Norman C. – Academic Therapy, 1989
The article considers the importance of vocational evaluation for individuals with learning disabilities, notes a legislative mandate for vocational evaluation, defines it in the context of special education, describes specific evaluation tools such as performance tests and work samples, and identifies seven vocational evaluation outcomes for…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Secondary Education

Weller, Carol; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1985
The paper suggests that a continuum of severity within the learning disabled population is functionally related to the ease of adaptation to the environment. It is suggested that adaptive criteria can be used to determine homogeneous subgroups among the learning disabled population functionally as well or better than criteria based on traditional…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities

Chandler, Harry N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
The author describes the tests he uses in evaluating students for learning disabilities, his reasons for using them, and results and interpretations based on those tests. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Student Evaluation

Schumaker, Jean B.; Hazel, J. Stephen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
The article reviews work conducted on the assessment and training of social skills in learning disabled individuals, outlining cognitive social skills and overt social behaviors that should be included in interventions, and discussing assessment techniques (such as behavioral observation codes and sociometric techniques). (CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention
Gladden, Bonnie; And Others – 1988
This document presents the manual for a training workshop for rehabilitation counselors on the delivery of services to persons with learning disabilities. It describes how counselors are trained in the workshop to: (1) use five criteria to establish eligibility; (2) apply the case management system to the classification of learning disabilities as…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Delivery Systems, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods
Bos, Candace S.; And Others – Diagnostique, 1985
Assessment of learning disabilities is traced. Among the critical issues examined are definitions, eligibility criteria, placement bias, and interpretation of P.L. 94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act) guidelines. Recommendations are offered for an adequate definition and determination of LD. Future directions, including…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, History

Helton, George B. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1984
The article presents an assessment system and specific techniques appropriate for the classification and programing of mentally retarded, learning disabled, and emotionally disturbed students. Factors to be integrated in assessment are considered, sequencing aspects are noted, and suggestions are given for choosing asessment instruments. (CL)
Descriptors: Classification, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities

Karnes, Lucia Rooney – Annals of Dyslexia, 1982
The author describes an evaluation of persons with suspected learning disabilities. Two types of tests are considered (mental maturity and basic language skills) and examples of each are given. Sample profiles exhibiting irregular development of aptitudes are provided and observations from informal as well as formal assessment are suggested. (CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Language Skills, Learning Disabilities

Dickinson, Donald J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
A direct assessment analyzes the task to be learned in such a way that the steps required to learn the skills are specified and the child's level within the task is determined. This assessment takes into consideration that the child's immediate environment can make a difference in performance. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Performance Based Assessment
Johnson, E.; Mellard, D. F. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2006
The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities produced this guide to assist state education agencies in working through the many issues associated with developing specific learning disability (SLD) identification policies and procedures. An introductory section describes current understanding of the issues surrounding SLD identification,…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Identification, Evaluation Methods, Summative Evaluation

Rankin, Joan L.; Phillips, Susan – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1995
Educators are provided with five suggestions for evaluating popular articles about learning disabilities. Suggestions include identifying the article's major focus, determining the perspective of the author, evaluating the theoretical soundness of the article, evaluating use of terminology, and evaluating the overall usefulness of the article. (DB)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluative Thinking
Webster, Raymond E.; Rogers, Jean G. – 1987
The paper reviews the literature on the use of guidelines to identify handicapped children, especially learning-disabled (LD) children, for special programs. Dangers of misidentification of learning-disabled children through rigid use of discrepancy formulas are reported. The paper reviews studies which support: the use of Bannatyne's four factor…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Evaluation Methods