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Challenges Assessing the Conceptual Understanding of Students with Disabilities in Statistics
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Dahlstrom-Hakki, Ibrahim H.; Alstad, Zachary G. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2019
Standardized assessment of content knowledge for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) topics is pervasive in both K-12 and postsecondary institutions. Yet, most instruments are developed with little to no validation for students with learning disability (LD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Statistics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities
Integrating Neuropsychology and School Psychology: Potential and Pitfalls
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Jantz, Paul B.; Plotts, Cynthia A. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2014
The neurological basis of learning disabilities (LD), and other handicapping conditions commonly found in school-age children, makes the integration of neuropsychology and school psychology plausible. However, there has been longstanding debate over the required level of education, training, supervision, and credentialing needed for the practice…
Descriptors: Neuropsychology, School Psychology, Integrated Activities, Performance Factors
Response to Intervention: New Ways and Wariness
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Van Kraayenoord, Christina E. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2010
This essay reviews and comments on "Evidence-Based Reading Practices for Response to Intervention," edited by Diane Haager, Janette Klingner, and Sharon Vaughn, one of the earliest books published on an initiative in the United States to provide instructional support for students who experience difficulties with literacy and learning…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries
The Lived Experience of a Special Education Student Who Has Dropped out of High School--A Case Study: Past and Future
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Hansen, Shannon M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this paper is to examine a single study participant and overall graduation rates as they relate to both the general education and special education population. As more federal requirements are defined, especially the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, along with individual state requirements, the overall graduation rate of both of…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Special Education, Learning Disabilities, Graduation Rate
Challenges with SLD Identification: What Is the SLD Problem?
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Johnson, Evelyn; Mellard, Daryl F.; Byrd, Sara E. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2006
The IDEIA 2004 presents opportunities for change in our methods for improving the process of Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) identification. While common approaches to improvement often focus on the assessment tools alone, consideration of stakeholder values and resource constraints are equally important to develop effective solutions that…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Performance Factors
Understanding Teacher Stress in an Age of Accountability. Research on Stress and Coping in Education
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Lambert, Richard, Ed.; McCarthy, Christopher, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2006
School districts today face increasing calls for accountability during a time when budgets are stretched and students' needs have become increasingly complex. The teacher's responsibility is to educate younger people, but now more than ever, teachers face demands on a variety of fronts. In addition to teaching academic content, schools are…
Descriptors: Professional Recognition, Teacher Burnout, Learning Disabilities, Testing