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Students with Attention Deficit Disorders: An Overview.
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Salend, Spencer J.; Rohena, Elba – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2003
This article provides the American Psychiatric Association's definition of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and then gives an overview of ADD by considering the three types of ADD, the developmental impact of ADD, factors contributing to ADD, identification and assessment of students with ADD (emphasizing multimethod and consideration of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Definitions, Disability Identification
Effective Preassessment Team Procedures: Making the Process Work for Teachers and Students.
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Ormsbee, Christine K. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2001
This article discusses effective preassessment team procedures for identifying students with special needs, including collecting comprehensive information about the student, documenting the student's problems, developing specific and detailed intervention plans, identifying support personnel to help implement the intervention plan, and…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Data Collection, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Assessing Students for Attention Deficit Disorder.
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Montague, Marjorie; And Others – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1994
This article recommends that, to comply with federal legislation, a multilevel, multimodal approach be used for assessment and identification of students with attention deficit disorder (ADD). It identifies several purposes of ADD assessment, explains various instruments and procedures, and offers guidelines for using assessment to determine…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Disability Identification, Educational Needs
Comprehensive Assessment of Children and Youth with ADHD.
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Burcham, Barbara G.; DeMers, Stephen T. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1995
Principles of comprehensive assessment of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are examined in relation to legal compliance, special considerations for cultural diversity, medical diagnosis versus educational identification, and the problem-solving assessment model. Strengths and weakness of specific strategies are identified as…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Compliance (Legal), Cultural Differences
Dyslexia Revisited: History, Educational Philosophy, and Clinical Assessment Applications.
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Rooney, Karen J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1995
Background and historical information on dyslexia are presented, including use of the term dyslexia, definitions of brain disorders affecting language ability, various schools of thought on remediation, guidelines for evaluating individuals with language-processing problems, and recommendations for treating common problems. (SW)
Descriptors: Definitions, Disability Identification, Dyslexia, Educational History