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Direct linkKranzler, John H.; Yaraghchi, Melina; Matthews, Katherine; Otero-Valles, Luis – Contemporary School Psychology, 2020
The aim of this study was to examine whether the use of a response-to-intervention (RTI) model to identify specific learning disability (SLD) over-identifies children and youth with population-relative (normative) weaknesses in general cognitive ability (IQs < 90). We compared the overall score on the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-Second…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Disability Identification, Learning Disabilities, Intelligence Tests
Christo, Catherine; D'Incau, Barbara J.; Ponzuric, Jenny – Contemporary School Psychology, 2017
The California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) responds to a critique of the Association's Position Paper: "Specific Learning Disabilities and Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses" (2014, March. Available: http://casponline.org/about-casp/publications/) by McGill and Busse. The CASP offers corrections to McGill and Busse's…
Descriptors: Reader Response, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, School Psychologists
Hudson, Tina M.; McKenzie, Robert G. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2016
As it has become a prominent feature in the identification of students with specific learning disabilities (SLD), response to intervention (RTI) has generated significant interest and, in some respects, controversy regarding assessment and attendant procedures. In the present study, the authors surveyed state directors of special education…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, State Agencies
Ihori, Derek; Olvera, Pedro – Contemporary School Psychology, 2015
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act allows three methods of determining whether a student qualifies for special education as a student with a specific learning disability (SLD). The first and most controversial is the Discrepancy model, which requires a significant discrepancy between the student's intellectual ability and academic…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Eligibility, Federal Legislation
Christo, Catherine; Ponzuric, Jenny – Contemporary School Psychology, 2017
California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) adopted a Position Paper in March, 2014 intended to support school psychologists in California in electing to use a process known as Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW) as one of three methods specified in IDEA 2014 and California Code of Regulations, Title 5, to identify students being…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, School Psychologists, Professional Associations, Position Papers
Keller-Margulis, Milena; Gischlar, Karen – Contemporary School Psychology, 2014
Research indicates that the practice of grade-level retention may have negative effects on students; nevertheless it is often used in practice for students who fail to meet academic standards. In contrast to retention, response to intervention (RtI) is a sound practice that is based on a preventive framework and utilizes differentiated instruction…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap
Download full textOlvera, Pedro; Gomez-Cerrillo, Lino – Contemporary School Psychology, 2011
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act mandates nondiscriminatory assessment for children who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Because of the overrepresentation of English Language Learners (ELL) in special education programs in the United States, the focus of this article is the psychoeducational assessment of Spanish- and…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities, Second Language Learning, Bilingualism
Saeki, Elina; Jimerson, Shane R.; Earhart, James; Hart, Shelley R.; Renshaw, Tyler; Singh, Renee D.; Stewart, Kaitlyn – Contemporary School Psychology, 2011
As many schools move toward a three-tier model that incorporates a Response to Intervention (RtI) service delivery model in the social, emotional, and behavioral domains, school psychologists may provide leadership. The decision-making process for filtering students through multiple tiers of support and intervention and examining change is an area…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, School Psychologists, Identification
Powers, Kristin; Mandal, Arpita – Contemporary School Psychology, 2011
Within the Response-to-Intervention framework, students who fail to profit from high-quality general education instruction, accommodations, and supplemental instruction progress to a more intensive intervention program, sometimes referred to as "Tier III." This article describes a problem-solving approach to designing such intensive, data-based,…
Descriptors: Intervention, General Education, Problem Solving, Supplementary Education
