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DeGangi, Georgia; Berk, Ronald A. – Learning Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1983
The Test of Sensory Integration, which measures preschoolers' ability to organize, process, and synthesize input from different sensory channels, was evaluated in terms of domain and construct validity, interobserver reliability and decision reliability, and retest stability. Results suggested that total test scores can be used reliably and…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Preschool Education, Screening Tests, Sensory Integration
Dwyer, Kevin P. – Learning Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1982
Role of school psychologists in diagnosis of specific learning disability is described. Discusses problems of definition, misidentification, and overidentification and assessment of general intelligence, achievement, perceptual motor coordination, and personality. A model for screening, assessment, and the team evaluation process is discussed, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification
Berk, Ronald A. – Learning Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1982
Procedures that have been used for assessing a discrepancy between ability and achievement of students suspected to have a learning disability are examined. Methodological deficiencies and/or unavailability of conclusive validity evidence are cited to support the conclusion that all of the procedures are worthless for screening purposes. (SEW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Definitions, Disability Identification
