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The ABCs of RTI: An Introduction to the Building Blocks of Response to Intervention
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Turse, Kimberly Ann; Albrecht, Susan Fread – Preventing School Failure, 2015
The change in allowing school districts to use the more prevalent discrepancy model or the new addition of response to intervention to determine whether a disability is present has sparked discussion among educators. As districts decide which method to use, it is important to base decisions on factual and researched information. The authors hope…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, School Districts, Models, Program Descriptions
Inclusion of Intrinsic Processing Difficulties in LD Diagnostic Models: A Critical Review.
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Dean, Vincent J.; Burns, Matthew K. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2002
The use of the processing component for learning disabilities (LD) definitions is discussed by examining its theoretical basis, large-scale implementation, and researched classroom effectiveness. Results indicate the processing definition of LD does not differentiate students with LD from low achievers, is inconsistently implemented, and does not…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Definitions
On Babies and Bathwater: Addressing the Problems of Identification of Learning Disabilities.
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Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2002
This article reviews problems in identification of learning disabilities and considers proposed alternatives to present procedures. It argues that the major problems of over identification, variability, and specificity, can be eliminated by increasing specificity and consistency of state criteria and strict adherence to identification criteria on…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Disability Identification
Learning Disabilities: The Changing Landscape.
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Bateman, Barbara – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
This current response to a reprinted 1968 article by Ray Barsch (EC 602 662) focuses on legal aspects of learning disabilities, especially problems in implementing IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and continuing controversies concerning definition, evaluation, instructional intervention, and placement or service delivery…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Delivery Systems, Educational History
Integrating Students with Special Needs: Policies and Practices That Work. A Report from Professional Standards and Practice.
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1992
This monograph resulted from a meeting of regular and special education leaders which addressed what works for the successful inclusion of students with special needs in regular education classrooms. The monograph focuses specifically on inclusion of students with learning disabilities. After an executive summary, the paper includes a review of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Decision Making, Definitions, Disabilities