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Peer reviewedZurcher, Raymond – LD Forum, 1995
This article takes a critical look at methods used to identify learning disability (such as use of ability/achievement discrepancy formulas and medical/neurobiological diagnosis) and presents an alternative method that adds assessment of the psychological processes of memory and learning to current practices of assessing intelligence and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedReynolds, Cecil R. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1992
Two key concepts in diagnosing learning disabilities ("severe discrepancy" and "process dysfunction") are reviewed, and their relationship to the habilitation of learning is discussed. Guidelines are given for calculating a severe discrepancy, and the evaluation of processing skills is discussed. Strength models of remediation…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Age, Clinical Diagnosis
