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Movement Difficulties Affect Children's Learning: An Overview of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
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Caçola, Priscila – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
The study of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) has emerged as a vibrant line of inquiry over the last three decades. DCD is defined as a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by poor motor proficiency that interferes with a child's activities of daily living (sometimes also known as dyspraxia). Common symptoms include…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, Neurological Impairments, Physical Disabilities
Screening to Assign Accommodations: Using Data to Make Decisions
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Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne R.; Crawford, Lindy; Huscroft-D'Angelo, Jacqueline N. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
In this paper, we describe the design, development, and initial validity evidence for the Screening to Assign Accommodations Tool (SAAT). The purpose of the SAAT is to identify students for whom construct irrelevant variance (CIV) might obscure measurement of their knowledge, skills, and abilities in mathematics. Once students are identified as…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Test Construction, Research Design
Toward Better Identification of Learning Disabilities.
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Bateman, Barbara D. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1994
A three-stage identification process is recommended for students suspected of having learning disabilities. This process examines discrepancy, causality, and the need for special education, and it complies with legal requirements. (Author)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology
Challenges in Evaluating Eligibility Criteria and Accommodation Needs for Postsecondary Success.
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Layton, Carol A.; Lock, Robin H. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
A survey of all state education agencies (SEAs) was conducted to compare regulations for the determination of a learning disability. Results revealed many similarities among the states with some variations in the SEA eligibility criteria. Identification requirements were different under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Definitions, Disability Identification, Eligibility