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Direct linkPerry A. Zirkel – Communique, 2024
School psychologists are well served to stay up to date on trends in special education law, particularly with respect to determinations when school teams' decisions are challenged. This allows them to focus on proactive best practices that foster accurate specific learning disability (SLD) identification and active collaboration with parents. This…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedSayeski, Kristin L.; Reno, Emily A.; Thoele, Jillian M. – Exceptionality, 2023
Since the introduction of response-to-intervention as a process for identifying specific learning disabilities and the widespread adoption of multi-tiered systems of support as a framework for instructional delivery, the role of the special educator has become blurred. Specifically, special educators have struggled to identify their role across…
Descriptors: Special Education, Response to Intervention, Identification, Learning Disabilities
Gartland, Debi; Strosnider, Roberta – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2020
This is an official position paper of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD), of which the Council for Learning Disabilities has been a long-standing, active member. Response to intervention (RTI) is a critical component of a multi-tiered service delivery system. This NJCLD paper presents concerns related to the…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Special Education, Eligibility, Learning Disabilities
Elias, Eric – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2021
As school psychologists we are well trained with using and interpreting a variety of psychometric instruments, yet there are several studies that indicate that school psychologist's interpretive practices veer off the intended path. The application of assessment to the process of identification of specific learning disabilities (SLD) has been…
Descriptors: School Psychology, School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities
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
Al-Hilawani, Yasser A. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
Proposed guidelines have been published recently (Al-Hilawani, 2016) to help identify and determine for the first time the existence of learning disabilities among students in the Middle East Arab (M.E.A.) countries. These guidelines have been drawn from recent and up-to-date information available on learning disabilities. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Download full textPhilippakos, Zoi A. Traga; FitzPatrick, Erin – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2018
Writing is an essential skill and outcome for academic and professional success, but the call for evidence-based practices and instructional differentiation to support all student-writers' needs has yet to be sufficiently addressed. The Common Core State Standards' Initiative resurfaced a focus on writing instruction and brought attention to…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Student Writing Models, Individualized Instruction, Learning Disabilities
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
Westwood, Peter – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2019
The author provides an overview of several theories of numeracy acquisition that, despite criticisms, have withstood the passage of time and continue to influence policy and practices in schools. These are followed by a brief review of some recent research in the domain of numeracy learning and teaching. The article ends with some of the current…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Learning Theories, Mathematics Skills, Child Development
Moore, Erica R.; Sabousky, Richard; Witzel, Bradley S. – Childhood Education, 2017
When discussing the eligibility determination of students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs), the legal obligation to identify, locate, and evaluate all children in need of specially designed instruction--child find--should also be in the forefront. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires public schools to initiate…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Response to Intervention, Eligibility, Public Schools
Lindström, Esther R.; Gesel, Samantha A.; Lemons, Christopher J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2019
Students with severe and persistent academic or behavioral challenges may benefit from data-based individualization (DBI). Starting with an evidence-based standard protocol and systematic progress monitoring, teachers can evaluate growth and implement individualized interventions to meet students' needs. Specifically, this article addresses the…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Evidence Based Practice, Student Evaluation
Leach, Debra – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2016
Students with learning disabilities often struggle with math fact fluency and require specialized interventions to recall basic facts. Deficits in math fact fluency can result in later difficulties when learning higher-level mathematical computation, concepts, and problem solving. The response-to-intervention (RTI) and…
Descriptors: Probability, Sequential Approach, Multiplication, Learning Disabilities
Ihori, Derek; Olvera, Pedro – Contemporary School Psychology, 2015
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act allows three methods of determining whether a student qualifies for special education as a student with a specific learning disability (SLD). The first and most controversial is the Discrepancy model, which requires a significant discrepancy between the student's intellectual ability and academic…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Eligibility, Federal Legislation
What Works Clearinghouse, 2018
This review protocol guides the review of research that informs the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) "Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary and Middle School Grades" practice guide. The mathematics intervention practice guide will be an update of the original practice guide, "Assisting Students…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Middle School Mathematics, Middle School Students
Christo, Catherine; Ponzuric, Jenny – Contemporary School Psychology, 2017
California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) adopted a Position Paper in March, 2014 intended to support school psychologists in California in electing to use a process known as Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW) as one of three methods specified in IDEA 2014 and California Code of Regulations, Title 5, to identify students being…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, School Psychologists, Professional Associations, Position Papers
