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Peer reviewedStanovich, Keith E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
The paper develops the phonological-core variable difference model to conceptualize differences between dyslexic and other poor readers. The model highlights the importance of viewing the concept of dyslexia as the outcome of the application of an arbitrary criterion in a continuous distribution. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Definitions, Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Crawford, Dorothy – 1984
Part of a study of the link between learning disabilities (LD) and juvenile delinquency (JD), the paper reviews definitions and treatment principles. An introduction reviews definitions of the federal government (in regulations for P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), of the Association for Children and Adults with…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delinquency, Employment, Handicap Identification
Hessler, Gary L. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1987
The rationale for employing severe discrepancy criteria in learning disability identification is discussed. Educational implications of two models for determining severe discrepancy are described (the variation model and the prediction model), and the importance of distinguishing between the two is stressed. (JW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis
Peer reviewedShaywitz, Bennett A.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
Data from the Connecticut Longitudinal Study were used to compare two definitions of reading disability: a discrepancy-based model and a low reading achievement model. Children (n=415) satisfying each definition in second grade were compared retrospectively in kindergarten and prospectively in fifth guide. Findings suggest more similarities than…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
Wood, Frank H., Ed.; And Others – 1985
The manual is intended to present professionally defensible and generally agreed on criteria for the identification of students with behavior disorders in Iowa. Six major topic areas are examined in separate chapters: (1) overview of behavioral disorders in Iowa (historical background, assumptions underlying definition, desired use of definition…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Criteria, Decision Making, Definitions
Mastropieri, Margo A. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1987
The article reviews findings regarding the use of severe discrepancy formulas in the identification of learning disabilities by the Work Group on Measurement Issues in the Assessment of Learning Disabilities. Associated problems such as overreliance on test scores and the exclusion of the teacher in educational decision making are discussed.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis
Rosenkoetter, Sharon E.; Wanska, Susan K. – 1992
This brief guide outlines best practices in preschool screening for the presence of possible disabilities. It covers: a definition of screening, its history, the rationale for screening, requirements for effective screening measures (reliability, validity, fairness, utility), models for preschool screening, evaluation of screening procedures, and…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedReynolds, Cecil R. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1992
Two key concepts in diagnosing learning disabilities ("severe discrepancy" and "process dysfunction") are reviewed, and their relationship to the habilitation of learning is discussed. Guidelines are given for calculating a severe discrepancy, and the evaluation of processing skills is discussed. Strength models of remediation…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Age, Clinical Diagnosis
Trailor, Colette B.; Huntley, Lois – 1988
The paper describes a Norwich, Connecticut, program for gifted learning disabled students. After a definition of giftedness, a chart lists characteristics of gifted/learning disabled students, and a brief discussion examines application of the Enrichment Triad Model of Joseph Renzulli to this population. Other program information pieces include a…
Descriptors: Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Gifted, Handicap Identification
Download full textMichael, Martha G.; Paul, Peter V. – 1988
The paper examines issues in early intervention with deaf blind infants. Considered are the effects of definitions of deaf-blindness on service provision and on the training of preservice students in this area. Appropriate programs entail intervention methods that address the usage of residual vision and audition as well as the development of…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Blindness, Communication Skills, Deaf Blind
Lyon, G. Reid, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This book examines critical issues in classification and definition of learning disabilities; the development of theory in learning disabilities; the development of cognitive, developmental, and educational models of learning disabilities; and social and public policy in learning disabilities. After an introductory chapter by G. Reid Lyon and…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Psychology, Definitions, Developmental Psychology
