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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
SLD Identification: A Survey of Methods Used by School Psychologists
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Watson, Michael D., Jr.; Simon, Joan B.; Nunnley, Lenora – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2016
IDEA 2004 opened the door for states, and in some cases districts, to choose among three different methods for identifying children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs). This study provides an in-depth look at SLD identification practices in a state that allows school psychologists to use any of the three methods. Eighty-four school…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, School Psychologists, Disability Identification, Disabilities
Critical Issues in Response-To-Intervention, Comprehensive Evaluation, and Specific Learning Disabilities Identification and Intervention: An Expert White Paper Consensus
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Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
The purpose of the White Paper is to provide additional information for and guidance to the federal government, professional organizations, practitioners, and the public. The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is hopeful that this document will facilitate legal, regulatory, policy, and training decisions, and ultimately, service…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Program Evaluation, Learning Disabilities, Intervention
Specific Learning Disability Identification: What Constitutes a Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses?
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Schultz, Edward Karl; Simpson, Cynthia G.; Lynch, Sharon – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) and subsequent regulations published in 2006 have significantly changed the identification process for students suspected of having specific learning disabilities. Rather than using a discrepancy model contrasting intellectual and achievement test results, assessment…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Learning Disabilities, Achievement Tests, Response to Intervention
Disaggregation: What's Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander, Assessment for NCLB vs. Assessment for Learning Disability Identification
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Cherkes-Julkowski, Miriam – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) firmly insists that performance analyses use disaggregated scores. Disaggregation, according to NCLB, involves measuring and reporting achievement for separate subgroups of children so that achievement problems in any one subgroup are not disguised when averaged or aggregated with higher achieving children in…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, School Personnel