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Contemporary Perspectives on the Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD): Introduction to the Special Issue
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Grapin, Sally L. – School Psychology Forum, 2018
Since their emergence in public schools, specific learning disability (SLD) identification practices have been controversial in both research and practice. The purpose of this special issue is to present contemporary research on various models of SLD identification as well as issues associated with their implementation. Each of the articles in…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Public Schools, Research
Response to McGill and Busse, "When Theory Trumps Science: A Critique of the PSW Model for SLD Identification"
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Christo, Catherine; D'Incau, Barbara J.; Ponzuric, Jenny – Contemporary School Psychology, 2017
The California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) responds to a critique of the Association's Position Paper: "Specific Learning Disabilities and Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses" (2014, March. Available: http://casponline.org/about-casp/publications/) by McGill and Busse. The CASP offers corrections to McGill and Busse's…
Descriptors: Reader Response, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, School Psychologists
Assessment and LD: Determining Eligibility, Selecting Services, and Guiding Instruction
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Brigham, Frederick J.; Bakken, Jeffrey P. – Advances in Special Education, 2013
It seems that assessment has almost always been a controversial issue when discussing students with learning disabilities. This chapter will first define learning disabilities with a discussion on the current federal definition, what a severe discrepancy is, the dimensions of a psychological processing disorder, and response to intervention. Then…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Definitions, Cognitive Processes, Neurological Impairments
Learning Disabilities: Debates on Definitions, Causes, Subtypes, and Responses
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Buttner, Gerhard; Hasselhorn, Marcus – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2011
Students with difficulties in specific cognitive processes and academic achievement with otherwise normal levels of intellectual functioning are classified as having a learning disability (LD). In spite of extensive recent research in a number of disciplines, controversial debate continues with regard to several issues. To reconcile some of them…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Cognitive Processes, Definitions