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Joner, Maya Dybvig; Reikerås, Elin; Alvestad, Marit – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2022
We investigated how children with language difficulties are identified, and which adapted provision is given in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) before referrals are made to The Educational Psychological Service (EPS), and the EPS assessment of such difficulties. A qualitative content analysis of 20 documents pertaining to four…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Language Acquisition, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education
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Burns, Matthew K.; Barrett, Courtenay A.; Maki, Kathrin E.; Hajovsky, Daniel B.; Duesenberg, McKinzie D.; Romero, Monica E. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2020
School psychological reports of evaluation results have the potential to provide data that are timely, synthesized, and interpreted and could include recommendations for evidence-based interventions and accommodations for improving student outcomes. The current study examined 130 school psychological reports from 13 school districts and found that…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Student Evaluation, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention
Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), 2020
This model policy creates a comprehensive early literacy reading policy to ensure all students receive the support and interventions necessary to enter fourth grade as proficient readers.
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Educational Policy, Models, Reading Instruction
Liu, Kristin K.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Dosedel, Michael – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2020
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires 95% participation in state achievement testing. Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities participate in states' alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). A growing number of these students are also English learners (Christensen et al., 2018).…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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McAlenney, Athena Lentini; Coyne, Michael D. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2015
The current study examined a solution to high false positive reading risk classification rates in early kindergarten by investigating a method of identifying students with possible false positive risk classifications and returning them to general classroom instruction. Researchers assessed kindergarten students (N = 105) identified as at risk who…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Risk Assessment, Classification
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Decker, Scott L.; Hale, James B.; Flanagan, Dawn P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
Research has demonstrated that many children have learning problems related to deficits in specific cognitive processes that are not adequately represented by a single IQ score. The administration of cognitive measures that include narrow abilities is useful in understanding specific learning problems and developing effective interventions.…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Intelligence Tests
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Merrell, Kenneth W. – School Psychology Review, 2010
A "big idea" is a concept that gives meaning to discrete facts. In this article, the author proposes a small number of big ideas, as well as his own views on where he thinks the field needs to move to achieve its full promise in school-based behavioral and social-emotional assessment. The three big ideas he has selected include: (1) universal…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Student Behavior, Mental Health, Evaluation Methods
Rose, Stephanie – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2012
In 2012, 14 states passed legislation geared toward improving 3rd-grade literacy through identification, intervention, and/or retention initiatives. Today, a total of 32 states and the District of Columbia have policies in statute aimed at improving 3rd-grade reading proficiency. The majority of these states require early assessment and…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Grade 3
Chesire, David J.; Buckley, Valerie A.; Canto, Angela I. – Communique, 2011
The incidence of brain injuries, as well as their impact on individuals who sustain them, has received growing attention from American media in recent years. This attention is likely the result of high profile individuals suffering brain injuries. Greater public awareness of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) has also been promoted by sources such as…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Head Injuries, Brain, School Personnel
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Flanagan, Dawn P.; Fiorello, Catherine A.; Ortiz, Samuel O. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This article demonstrates how the broad and narrow abilities and processes that comprise Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory and their relations to specific academic outcomes have begun to transform our current understanding of the definition of and methods for identifying specific learning disability (SLD), particularly in the school setting. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Theories, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification
Brown-Chidsey, Rachel; Steege, Mark W. – Guilford Publications, 2010
This bestselling work provides practitioners with a complete guide to implementing response to intervention (RTI) in schools. The authors are leading experts who explain the main components of RTI--high-quality instruction, frequent assessment, and data-based decision making--and show how to use it to foster positive academic and behavioral…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Reprography, Federal Legislation
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Postma, Michael; Peters, Daniel; Gilman, Barbara; Kearney, Kathi – Parenting for High Potential, 2011
Education has seen its share of trends and movements that either help or hinder the optimal development of the gifted child. In 2001, Congress passed No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in a concerted effort to reach children who were not meeting minimal standardized goals of achievement. Response to Intervention (RtI) is yet another approach to ensure…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academically Gifted, Federal Legislation, Teaching Methods
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Zirkel, Perry A.; Krohn, Nico – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
Touted as a more effective approach to determining eligibility for specific learning disability (SLD) than establishing a severe discrepancy between ability and achievement, response to intervention (RTI) represents various models that share these common characteristics: (a) multiple tiers of scientific, research-based interventions; (b)…
Descriptors: Eligibility, State Legislation, Learning Disabilities, Laws
Duke, Daniel L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
One of the most important strategies for stopping school decline is recognizing its signs early on and promptly applying appropriate interventions. In this article, the author identifies 11 indicators of school decline that are associated with inadequate and inappropriate responses to the challenges of budget cuts, state and federal mandates, loss…
Descriptors: Class Size, Academic Achievement, High Risk Students, Student Evaluation
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Li, Alicia – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
At least 60% of children with disabilities have multiple disabilities including visual impairments (VI). Because the visual system is neurologically based, any problems of the neurological system will also likely affect vision. The estimated number of students with VI and additional disabilities has increased significantly over the years. Since…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Intervention, Visual Impairments, Multiple Disabilities
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