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Learning Disability Identification Consistency: The Impact of Methodology and Student Evaluation Data
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Maki, Kathrin E.; Burns, Matthew K.; Sullivan, Amanda – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
Learning disability (LD) identification has long been controversial and has undergone substantive reform. This study examined the consistency of school psychologists' LD identification decisions across three identification methods and across student evaluation data conclusiveness levels. Data were collected from 376 practicing school psychologists…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
Prompting All Students to Learn: Examining Dynamic Assessment of Special Needs and Typical Students in a Prekindergarten Inclusive French Program
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Regalla, Michele; Peker, Hilal – Foreign Language Annals, 2017
This study examined a teacher's prompting strategies and the use of dynamic assessment (DA) in an inclusive prekindergarten French program. Prior research has shown that DA is an effective method to assess both foreign language learning and first language development for typically developing students and for students with special needs, as well as…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Needs Assessment, Student Needs, Special Needs Students
Teachers' Evaluations for the Detection of Primary-School Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Kypriotaki, Maria; Manolitsis, George – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2010
The early detection of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by teachers can contribute to the prevention of secondary disorders in a child and this can have serious implications for the child's overall development. The aims of the present study were to examine: (1) the validity of the original assessment of the teachers in…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Disability Identification, Rating Scales, Student Evaluation
Teaching in the Foundation Stage--How Current Systems Support Teachers' Knowledge and Understanding of Children's Speech and Language
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Mroz, Maria – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2006
This paper discusses the knowledge, skills and understandings of Foundation Stage teachers in relation to children's speech and language development. Results from a questionnaire to 294 teachers reveal limited initial and post qualification training. Teachers' knowledge of specific aspects of children's language revealed that key areas for…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments, Teacher Education
HSPQ in Learning Disability Assessment.
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Anderson, Julie; Murphy, Norman C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
Following its administration to 215 students (117 classified as regular and 98 as learning disabled), the Junior-Senior High School Personality Questionnaire (HSPQ) was reported to be useful as a differentiating diagnostic instrument, and was recommended as a screening device and as a measure of continuing progress. (JW)
Descriptors: Counselors, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities
Adolescents Talking about Thinking: Preliminary Findings of a Self-Report Instrument for the Assessment of Cognition and Learning.
Sandler, Adrian D.; And Others – Diagnostique, 1993
The Survey of Teenage Readiness and Neurodevelopmental Status (STRANDS), which includes a questionnaire and structured interview designed to assist in assessing learning problems in high school students, was administered to 54 older adolescents either normally achieving or with learning disabilities. Results provided preliminary support for the…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, High School Students, High Schools, Interviews
ESI-R: Early Screening Inventory-Revised. Examiner's Manual.
Meisels, Samuel J.; Marsden, Dorothea B.; Wiske, Martha Stone; Henderson, Laura W. – 1997
This document includes the Early Screening Inventory: Revised (ESI-R), a developmental screening instrument for 3- to 6-year-olds, and an examiner's manual. The inventory comprises two sample scoring sheets, one for preschool (ages 3-4) and one for kindergarten (ages 4-6), and a parent questionnaire. The inventory is intended to be individually…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Early Childhood Education
Behavioral Approach to Assessment of Youth with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: A Handbook for School-Based Practitioners.
Breen, Michael J., Ed.; Fiedler, Craig R., Ed. – 1996
This text presents 13 chapters on the assessment of students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders for the purpose of making educational placement and programming decisions consistent with federal and state diagnostic guidelines. Chapters are grouped into four sections focusing on: basic considerations for assessment of youth in this…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders