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Comparing Three Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses Models for the Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities
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Miller, Daniel C.; Maricle, Denise E.; Jones, Alicia M. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2016
Processing Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW) models have been proposed as a method for identifying specific learning disabilities. Three PSW models were examined for their ability to predict expert identified specific learning disabilities cases. The Dual Discrepancy/Consistency Model (DD/C; Flanagan, Ortiz, & Alfonso, 2013) as operationalized by…
Descriptors: Models, Comparative Analysis, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification
Academic Achievement and Memory Differences among Specific Learning Disabilities Subtypes
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Carmichael, Jessica A.; Fraccaro, Rebecca L.; Miller, Daniel C.; Maricle, Denise E. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
Reading, writing, and math are academic skills involving a number of different executive functions, particularly working memory. Children with specific learning disabilities (SLD) may present myriad academic difficulties, depending on their specific area(s) of processing weakness. is study examined differences in academic achievement and working…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Memory, Learning Disabilities, Executive Function
Changing How We Think, Changing How We Learn: Scaffolding Executive Function Processes for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Rosen, Sonia M.; Boyle, Joseph R.; Cariss, Kaitlyn; Forchelli, Gina A. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
Students with learning disabilities have been reported to have difficulty in a number of different executive function processes that affect their academic performance (Singer & Bashir, 1999). Executive function difficulties for students with learning disabilities have been implicated as the reason why these students struggle with complex…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Executive Function, Learning Disabilities
Hispanic Limited English-Proficient Students with Disabilities: A Case Study Example.
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Carrasquillo, Angela L.; Rodriguez, Judy – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1997
This study examined schooling characteristics of 46 Hispanic limited-English-proficient elementary students referred to or participating in bilingual special education in New York City. Findings suggested most referrals to special education were due to general academic deficits and reading/language factors, although few interventions had been…
Descriptors: Bilingual Special Education, Case Studies, Disabilities, Educational Background