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Chalfant, James C.; Foster, Georgiana E. – Slow Learning Child, 1974
Described for regular classroom teachers are guidelines for identifying children who might have specific learning disabilities. (MC)
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines, Identification
Chalfant, James C. – 1984
The report examines current problems in assessing and identifying learning disabled students and recommends practices to solve those problems. An initial chapter reviews the reasons for misidentification of this population. Section I presents a summary of identification practices drawn from guidelines of 50 state educational agencies, the District…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility

Chalfant, James C.; Pysh, Margaret Van Dusen – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1989
In response to the establishment of school-based teacher support teams to assist teachers serving students with learning and behavior problems in the general classroom, this article summarizes data from 5 studies of 96 teams concerning team goals, team impact on student performance and special education referral, reactions of classroom teachers,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming, Mild Disabilities

Pysh, Margaret Van Dusen; Chalfant, James C. – 1978
Designed for regular and special education administrators, diagnosticians, and teachers, the manual describes recommended practices and procedures for identifying and serving LD (learning disabled) children, as required by Illinois state and federal regulations. The manual is divided into the following four topic areas (sample subtopics in…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Identification, Individualized Programs, Inservice Teacher Education