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Learning Disabilities and the LRE Mandate: An Examination of National and State Trends
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McLeskey, James; Landers, Eric; Hoppey, David; Williamson, Pamela – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2011
This study was conducted to examine changes in the identification rates and national and state placement practices for school age students with learning disabilities (LD) between 1990-1991 and 2008-2009. Findings revealed that while identification rates of students with LD declined by about 4 percent during this time, general education placements…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
Inclusion of Students with Learning Disabilities: An Examination of Data from Reports to Congress.
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McLeskey, James; Henry, Daniel; Axelrod, Michael I. – Exceptional Children, 1999
A study examined data from annual reports to Congress regarding placement practices for students with learning disabilities over the past six years. Results found that students with learning disabilities are being educated in increasingly less restrictive settings, although placement practices differ considerably from state to state. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Incidence, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities
Mainstreaming Students with Learning Disabilities: Are We Making Progress?
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McLeskey, James; Pacchiano, Debra – Exceptional Children, 1994
Examination of data from the "Annual Reports to Congress on the Implementation of Public Law 94-142" from 1979 through 1989 revealed that the placement rate for students with learning disabilities being educated in restrictive, separate class settings almost doubled. The proportion of all students with learning disabilities served in…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation