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Allison F. Gilmour; Justin Harper; Blair Lloyd; Alyssa Van Camp – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Response to intervention (RTI) is a method for providing academic support to students and for identifying specific learning disabilities (SLDs). Using interrupted time series and hazard models, we examined if statewide RTI adoption in the U.S. state of Tennessee was associated with changes in rates of SLD and first-time SLD identification in…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Intervention
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Shifrer, Dara; Muller, Chandra; Callahan, Rebecca – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
The disproportionate identification of learning disabilities among certain sociodemographic subgroups, typically groups that are already disadvantaged, is perceived as a persistent problem within the education system. The academic and social experiences of students who are misidentified with a learning disability may be severely restricted,…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Socioeconomic Status, Learning Disabilities, Disproportionate Representation