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Competing Paradigms in Learning Disabilities Classification by Schools and the Variations in the Meaning of Discrepant Achievement.
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Bocian, Kathleen M.; Beebe, Margaret E.; MacMillan, Donald L.; Gresham, Frank M. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
A study explored classroom reading assessments, IQ and achievement scores, and placement decision of 26 students referred to Student Study Teams for intervention and determination of special-education eligibility. Congruence was moderate between placement decisions and discrepancy-based determination of learning disabilities and between placement…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Elementary Education, Eligibility
Learning Disabilities Empirical Research on Ethnic Minority Students: An Analysis of 22 Years of Studies Published in Selected Refereed Journals.
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Artiles, Alfredo J.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
A study analyzed 2,378 empirical articles on ethnic minority students published in two learning disability and two special education journals over a 22-year period (1972-94). Studies focused on assessment and testing, sensory-perceptual processing, and placement issues. The majority also compared ethnic groups, used quantitative approaches, and…
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Exceptional Child Research
Treatment Validity: A Unifying Concept for Reconceptualizing the Identification of Learning Disabilities.
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
Proposes a treatment-validity model for the identification of learning disabilities. The four-phase eligibility-assessment process would include evaluating adaptations in the regular classroom and verifying the effectiveness of special education before placement. Considers the technical requirements of this alternative eligibility process, and the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Evaluation Methods