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Direct linkNelson, Jason M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
This study investigated the classification validity of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) using a sample of kindergarteners (N = 177). Results indicated the cutoff scores for determining "at-risk" status on the DIBELS produced substantial false negative rates. Cutoff scores identifying students as at "some risk"…
Descriptors: Validity, Classification, Emergent Literacy, Reading Skills
Download full textMcIntyre, Laureen; Protz, Susan; McQuarrie, Lynn – Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine if phonemic awareness skills improved for first grade students classified as at-risk whose teachers used the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program (LiPS; Lindamood & Lindamood, 1998). Students' scores on a Kindergarten screening tool (Learning Disabilities Working Committee-LDWC, 2005) were compared to…
Descriptors: Phonemics, Learning Disabilities, Reading Failure, Phonemic Awareness
Kevin Butler – District Administration, 2008
Parents of children in most elementary grades in Minnesota's Independent School District 191 receive an annual notice with potentially life-altering data for their children--and they are not state test scores, attendance rates, or grades. The notice contains the child's body mass index (BMI) score, which estimates whether the student has excess…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Hypertension, Child Health
Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1985
Individual child data from the Preschool Screening Programs of 402 Minnesota school districts were analyzed for problem identification and referral rates, areas of problem identification and referral, sex differences in rates, and other factors. The results from over 45,000 children revealed large variability in rates among school districts, as…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Handicap Identification, Incidence, Preschool Education
Ysseldyke, James E.; O'Sullivan, Patrick J. – 1985
The ability of social, economic, and educational variables to predict screening outcomes among 398 school districts in a statewide preschool screening program was examined. First, salient demographic and educational variables were identified and reduced to five global factors using principal components factor analysis. Then, five factor scores and…
Descriptors: Demography, Disabilities, Prediction, Preschool Education
Clemmons, Dave C.; And Others – 1984
The assessment of brain impairment is important in the vocational rehabilitation of persons with neuropsychological dysfunction. To determine the sensitivity of the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) to lateralized cerebral dysfunction compared to neuropsychological evaluation, 79 epileptic subjects were assigned to one of three groups…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Neurological Impairments, Screening Tests
Molnar, Gary J.; Reighard, Cynthia H. – 1984
A kindergarten screening instrument used by the Springfield, Ohio city schools is included in this document, along with related materials concerning test norms, composite class records, and information for parents (with suggested activities for promoting child development and school readiness at home). Also included is an outline of a rationale…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Parent Materials, School Readiness, Screening Tests
Adeeb, Patty; And Others – 1985
The paper provides guidelines for the classroom teacher in making effective referrals for special education services. The three phases of the referral process are delineated: (1) identification of the problem, (2) documentation/intervention, and (3) the activation of screening and staffing teams. Detailed suggestions for conducting the activities…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Intervention
Peer reviewedOverall, John E.; Gomez-Mont, Francisco – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Psychiatry, Raw Scores, Screening Tests
Zeitlin, Shirley – 1976
Discussed is early identification of children having special educational or developmental needs, with emphasis on the use of screening to identify the potential high risk learner. Terms are defined and criteria to help select a screening instrument are given. The Zeitlin Early Identification Screening (ZEIS) is described as an example of a…
Descriptors: Definitions, Early Childhood Education, Handicapped Children, Identification
Lichtenstein, Robert – 1982
The paper describes development of the Minneapolis Preschool Screening Instrument (MPSI), a measure for identifying children needing preschool intervention. The measure was designed to be brief to administer, inexpensive and simple enough so that both professionals and nonprofessionals could quickly learn administration and scoring. A…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Preschool Education, Screening Tests, Test Construction
Herdman, John W.; Croyle, Grant – 1979
A screening procedure for the identification of potentially gifted kindergarten children was developed and tested with 350 students in rural Pennsylvania during the 1977-1978 school year. The screening procedure used the Slosson Drawing Coordination Test, the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts, the Draw-A-Man Test, and a teacher checklist. A total of 52…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Gifted, Identification, Primary Education
TUBB, J. M.; AND OTHERS – 1960
THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS TO FORMULATE A SOUND, EFFECTIVE AND WORKABLE METHOD OF SCREENING CHILDREN FOR PLACEMENT IN SPECIAL CLASSES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED. THE PROJECT WAS A PILOT STUDY OF APPROXIMATELY 5,000 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GRADES 1 THROUGH 6 IN 2 REPRESENTATIVE COUNTIES. TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL REFERRALS WERE SECURED…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Exceptional Persons, Handicapped Children, Mental Retardation
LINFORD, VELMA – 1959
A STATEWIDE PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN WYOMING FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISCOVERING THE EXTENT OF MENTAL RETARDATION AMONG ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS IN THE STATE, DETERMINING WHERE THE MENTALLY RETARDED ARE FOUND, AND PLANNING AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THEM. GROUP MENTAL TESTS WERE APPLIED TO 67,620 CHILDREN WHICH REPRESENTED 91.8 PERCENT OF THE…
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Identification, Mental Retardation, Psychological Testing
Rosen, Carl L. – 1968
The current view of the multidimensional nature of learning difficulties includes visual difficulties as one contributing factor. Although many researchers decry the use of the Snellen Test as the sole screening device, this test is still the most commonl y used vision screening instrument in our nation's schools. Findings of numerous studies…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Referral, Research Reviews (Publications), Screening Tests
