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Connor, David J.; Cavendish, Wendy – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2018
In this closing commentary to the special edition of "Learning Disability Quarterly" ("LDQ") on parent voice in educational decision making for students with learning disabilities, we briefly survey main topics from each article, illuminating important findings from the authors, along with several questions they raise, and…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Decision Making, Parent Participation, Individualized Education Programs
Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
In this article, the author identifies and answers questions related to IDEA eligibility issues and the Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) regulation. The author's answers to several questions concerning legal issues are presented.
Descriptors: Public Education, Federal Legislation, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Individualized Education Programs
Exceptional Parent, 1979
With viewpoints from the mother, father, and teacher of a 12-year-old learning disabled child, the article presents a case in which parents felt they were being "railroaded" into accepting their daughter's individual education plan (IEP). (SBH)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Elementary Education, Individualized Programs

Field, Sharon – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This article notes the increasing emphasis on self-determination in the school-to-adulthood transition movement, describes four self-determination models, and outlines instructional programs to promote self-determination in students with learning disabilities. Emerging issues are identified, including redefinition of roles, importance of taking…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Individualized Programs, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Berko, Roy M. – 1986
Many two-year and four-year colleges are facing the task of instructing students who are underprepared. In the field of speech communication the problem is compounded because some students are not only academically deficient but are also communicatively apprehensive. Several courses of action must be taken to help lessen the problem. Eighty-six…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Higher Education
Cortiella, Candace; Mather, Nancy; Diller, Lawrence; Goldstein, Sam – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Forest Grove School District v. T.A. involved a student with learning disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and depression (T.A.) whose parents had moved him to a private academy for students with special needs without first consulting with his public school. In the past, the school district had found T.A. to be ineligible…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Public Schools, Private Schools, Individualized Education Programs

Bellamy, G. Thomas; Kameenui, Edward J. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1989
The keynote speech notes: changes effected by Public Law 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act; needs for the next decade; and implications for the field of learning disabilities. A framework for change is proposed with four parameters: outcome effectiveness, services in the schools, individual decisions, and balanced progress.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs, Educational Trends
Bryant, Diane P.; Barrera, Manuel – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2009
"Response-to-Intervention" (RTI) refers to a framework for providing support to struggling learners in the general education setting. To date, RTI models have focused primarily on reading intervention and typically utilize a three-tier approach. RTI models are designed to provide high-quality instruction using evidence-based best…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Intervention, General Education, Educational Objectives

Butler, Katharine G. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
This position paper of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities urges comprehensive transition planning for students with learning disabilities, especially as applied to their progression from secondary to postsecondary education. It outlines the roles and responsibilities of the student, parent, secondary school personnel, and…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Individualized Programs, Individualized Transition Plans, Learning Disabilities
Somwaru, Jwalla P. – 1979
The authors present an approach to the assessment of learning disabilities based on a definition of significant enabling skills for school learning. Students' competence in information processing, language, and mathematics is assessed in 11 tests. By using the Assessment of Basic Competencies test, it is possible to determine a child's location in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Evaluation Methods, Individualized Education Programs, Learning Disabilities
Fox, C. Lynn; Weaver, Francine Lavin – Academic Therapy, 1981
The article addresses issues in minimal competency testing for physically handicapped and learning disabled students. Adapting the competency test to the needs of the handicapped students, relating minimal standards to the individualized education program (IEP), and adopting different criteria for graduation are three options considered. (CL)
Descriptors: Graduation Requirements, Individualized Education Programs, Learning Disabilities, Minimum Competency Testing

Kurtzig, Julie – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
An attorney involved in Individualized Education Program (IEP) hearings and placement decisions for children with special needs proposes specific measures to ensure that the learning disabled child's strengths as well as deficits are diagnosed, communicated at IEP hearings, and productively used in subsequent educational planning. (JW)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Due Process, Educational Planning, Individual Needs
Arena, John – Academic Therapy, 1980
The article presents an interview with Heckelman, senior clinical psychologist with the Riverside County Califonia Children's Mental Health Department, on successful remediation of learning disabilities. Topics discussed include the relationship between success of remedial techniques and lateral dominance, the neurological impress method, the…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Individualized Education Programs, Interviews, Learning Disabilities

Terman, Donna L.; And Others – Future of Children, 1996
Addresses five questions concerning special education for students with disabilities: Why are so many students considered disabled? What are their educational needs? How should appropriate, individualized services be funded? Are Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's procedural protections necessary? and Can regular education meet needs of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Communication Disorders, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs

About Campus, 2001
Two learning disabled students, Jonathan Mooney and David Cole, share their thoughts on how to get the most out of higher education. Discusses the importance of individualized education and project-based learning. (GCP)
Descriptors: College Students, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Individualized Education Programs