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Assessing Beliefs about Intrinsic and Extrinsic Determinants of SLD: Evaluating the Factor Structure of a Novel Instrument
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Courtenay A. Barrett; Kathrin E. Maki; Steven R. Chesnut – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2025
Schools conduct comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations to identify students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs) and determine whether they qualify for special education services. This decision-making process is complex and research has documented many factors influencing SLD identification decisions. One such factor may be…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Beliefs, Disability Identification, School Psychologists
Science and Practice of Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities: Kind Conversations about a Wicked Problem
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Daniel B. Hajovsky; Kathrin E. Maki; Christopher R. Niileksela; Ryan J. McGill – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2025
Although specific learning disabilities (SLD) represent the largest category for which school-age children receive special education services, the science and practice of SLD identification continues to evade consensus. Our goal is to bring together trainers and researchers with different perspectives on SLD identification to help spur a move…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests
Do the Special Education Regulations in States Requiring RtI for SLD Identification Include or Omit Intervention Fidelity?
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Wendy S. Cochrane; Brandon J. Wood – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2025
This study examined intervention fidelity (IF) and the extent to which this essential feature of response to intervention (RtI) was included within artifacts (laws and guidance documents) for states requiring RtI for specific learning disability (SLD) identification. Intervention fidelity is defined as the degree to which an intervention is…
Descriptors: Special Education, Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention, Fidelity
Evaluation of Adolescents' Handwriting
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Courtney Tolbert; Deborah K. Reed; Ryan Hall; David E. Houchins – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2025
Handwriting difficulties may signal dysgraphia or other writing difficulties that can affect literacy performance. Existing instruments measure different handwriting features to identify students for interventions but can take extra testing time and restrict potential indicators appropriate for evaluating adolescents. This exploratory study aimed…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Learning Disabilities, Writing Skills, Secondary School Students
Barriers to Healthcare for People with a Learning Disability from Ethnic Minorities: Perspectives of Self-Advocates and Carers
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Nicola Cooper-Moss; Katie Umpleby; Christina Roberts; Christie Garner; Aisha Hazel Edwards; Nicola Ditzel; Jabeer Butt; Samantha Clark; Christopher Hatton; Umesh Chauhan – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2025
Background: People with a learning disability from ethnic minorities experience barriers in their access to healthcare services and poorer health outcomes. This study aimed to explore the factors that contribute to these barriers and to better understand how they can be reduced. Methods: Twenty 'experts by experience' took part in experience-based…
Descriptors: Barriers, Access to Health Care, Health Services, Learning Disabilities
Discrepancy Model to RtI: Gauging Teacher Preparedness for This Shift in Specific Learning Disability Classification
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Joseph A. Hogan – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2025
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) allows alternate pathways for school districts to identify and classify students with a specific learning disability (SLD). Response to Intervention (RtI) is one of the frameworks schools can use when eliminating the use of the discrepancy model. The premise of RtI posits that…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Classification