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Direct linkCottrell, Joseph M.; Barrett, Courtenay A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
Debate regarding the causes of specific learning disabilities (SLDs), precise definitions of SLDs, and the most effective identification methods has persisted for over 50 years. Two prominent schools of thought regarding SLDs exist: (1) biological perspectives and (2) environmental perspectives. Three identification methods are outlined in the…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention, Children
Stevenson, Nathan A.; Reed, Deborah K.; Tighe, Elizabeth L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
To provide timely and effective supports for students reading below grade level, schools require methods for quickly and accurately identifying those students in need. One method for identifying those students is through universal screening. Assessments such as oral reading fluency (ORF) and Maze reading comprehension are commonly used as…
Descriptors: Special Education, Middle School Students, Socioeconomic Status, Oral Reading
Fives, Christopher J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
Although much progress has been made in the identification and remediation of academic learning difficulties, less attention has been given to the career development of students with disabilities. Through their psychoeducational evaluations school psychologists are in an excellent position to provide useful information about the vocational…
Descriptors: Career Development, Secondary School Students, Disabilities, Personality
Axtell, Philip K.; McCallum, R. Steve; Bell, Sherry Mee; Poncy, Brian – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
To investigate the influence of an innovative math fluency intervention, 36 middle-school students were randomly assigned to either an experimental (the Detect, Practice, Repair [DPR]) or control condition (reading intervention). After covarying pretest scores, the DPR treatment produced a significantly higher (p = 0.016) adjusted mean (M) math…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Psychologists, School Psychologists
Peer reviewedLesiak, Walter J., Jr. – Psychology in the Schools, 1973
The results of this study and the implications for data usage suggest that a screening battery administered by classroom teachers and augmented by aides may constitute a procedure whereby a school psychologist could initially identify and gather relevant data about primary-grade children who manifest handicaps that may interfere with present and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedSlate, John R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1995
Discrepancies between IQ and Index scores on the WISC-III were investigated for a sample of students with Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and with mental retardation and evaluated but not classified. Consistent with the WISC-R literature, the discrepancies between Verbal and Performance IQs and higher Performance than Verbal IQs (which…
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Higher Education, Intelligence Quotient
Peer reviewedVolensky, Leonard T. – Psychology in the Schools, 1995
The Parent Education and Guidance Program is an eight-month program that utilizes parent support groups and professionals from various fields to involve parents of handicapped children in a group process directed toward meeting the child's social, emotional, and intellectual needs. The program attempts to create a positive, ongoing relationship…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Disabilities, Group Dynamics
