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Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment for Specific Learning Disabilities Involving Impairments in Written and/or Oral Language
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Berninger, Virginia W.; May, Maggie O'Malley – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
Programmatic, multidisciplinary research provided converging brain, genetic, and developmental support for evidence-based diagnoses of three specific learning disabilities based on hallmark phenotypes (behavioral expression of underlying genotypes) with treatment relevance: dysgraphia (impaired legible automatic letter writing, orthographic…
Descriptors: Letters (Correspondence), Written Language, Oral Language, Learning Disabilities
The Incidence and Utility of the ACID, ACIDS, and SCAD Profiles in a Referred Population.
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Ward, Sandra B.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1995
Investigates the prevalence and utility of the ACID, ACIDS, and SCAD profiles of the WISC-III. Findings support the use of conditional probabilities and incremental gains based on the actual incidence from a referred population to assist in differential diagnosis; however, none of the profiles is recommended as a criterion for determining…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Higher Education, Identification, Incidence
Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Accommodating the Learning Disabled Student in the Foreign Language Curriculum (An Update).
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Sparks, Richard L.; Javorsky, James – Foreign Language Annals, 2000
Examines special issues surrounding foreign language (FL) requirements for students classified as learning disabled (LD). Focuses on why students experience FL learning problems, the problems with the definition of and diagnosis of LD, whether research supports traditional assumptions about LD and FL learning, whether students classified as LD…
Descriptors: Graduation Requirements, Higher Education, Identification, Learning Disabilities
College Composition and the Invisible Handicap.
Loxterman, Alan S. – 1978
There are students who have "invisible handicaps" specific learning disabilities who need to be identified and given assistance. One such student was discovered in a freshman composition class because of the disparity between his in-class writing and his take-home writing. It was ascertained that he had a learning disability that made it difficult…
Descriptors: College Programs, Disabilities, Higher Education, Identification
The Education of Exceptional Learners: Perspectives of Multicultural College Seniors
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Taylor, Crystal B. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2000
It is well known that laws such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, P.L.101-476) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, P.L. 101-336) were established to ensure equity in educating students with special needs. But, because schools are a reflection of their communities, prejudices of some teachers, administrators, and…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Identification
Legal Obligations toward the Post-Secondary Learning Disabled Student.
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Abrams, Helene Ginsberg; Abrams, Robert Haskell – Wayne Law Review, 1981
Discussion of school responsibility to learning disabled college students outlines legal entitlement to services and the parameters of a learning disability program: identification of students, individualization, individual and program evaluation, and program integration into the institutional setting. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Students, Eligibility, Federal Legislation
The Impact of Training Teachers of Children in Poverty about the Specific Health and Human Services Offered to the Students in Their Classrooms.
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Haberman, Martin; Delgadillo, Linda – 1993
The findings of two studies conducted with resident teachers participating in alternative teacher certification programs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are reported in three reports; a summary and two study reports. The role of the teacher in diagnosing the physical and learning disabilities of students is not clearly identified, but…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Cooperation, Education Majors