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Direct linkLambert, Matthew C.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Epstein, Michael H.; Cullinan, Douglas; Sointu, Erkko – Behavioral Disorders, 2022
Ensuring the provision of a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) to students qualified for services under the disability category of emotional disturbance (ED) has been both challenging and controversial. Examining this population in light of the five characteristics listed in the federal definition may provide useful insights to address…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Definitions, Federal Regulation, Student Characteristics
Shin, Mikyung; Choi, Nari – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2022
Over the past decade, there has been a rapidly declining trend in the prevalence of students with learning disabilities in South Korea. In 2019, only 1.5% of students receiving special education support were identified as having learning disabilities. This column reports on three current issues related to learning disabilities to provide a greater…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, At Risk Students
Maich, Kimberly; Somma, Monique; Hill, Randy – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2018
The purpose of this project was to examine programs and services for students with emotional/behavioural disorders (E/BD) across Canada. It is a replication of a survey undertaken a decade prior intended to examine similarities and differences in Canada's provinces and territories, as well as exploring overall changes to policy and process in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textPastor, Patricia N.; Reuben, Cynthia A.; Duran, Catherine R.; Hawkins, LaJeana D. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobehavioral disorder diagnosed in U.S. children (1). While this disorder is most often diagnosed in children when they are in elementary school, it is increasingly being identified in preschool children (2-5). This report describes the prevalence of diagnosed ADHD among…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Student Characteristics, Neuropsychology, Disability Identification
Vesely, Randall S. – Educational Considerations, 2013
Educators face increasing demands to raise student achievement, to improve classroom instruction, and to demonstrate accountability in an environment of high stakes testing. However, meeting these demands is challenging in the face of numerous risk factors that jeopardize the academic success of elementary and secondary students. To that end, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Risk, Statistical Analysis
King, Emily W.; Schanding, Thomas; Elmore, Gail – Gifted Child Today, 2015
As school psychologists, educators and parents most often approach us with questions relating to a concern. We have the privilege of serving students in their natural learning environment where skills and behaviors can be observed and analyzed, where interventions can be created and tested, and, hopefully, where a positive change can be made…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Gifted, Intervention, Advocacy
Vehmas, Simo – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2010
This paper attempts to illuminate a central concept and idea in special education discourse, namely, "special needs". It analyses philosophically what needs are and on what grounds they are defined as "special" or "exceptional". It also discusses whether sorting needs into ordinary and special is discriminatory. It is argued that individualistic…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Concept Formation, Educational Philosophy
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 2011
"Intellectual disability" is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of him or herself, and social skills. These limitations will cause a child to learn and develop more slowly than a typical child. Following a brief story about a child with an intellectual…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Definitions, Etiology, Incidence
Schalock, Robert L.; Borthwick-Duffy, Sharon A.; Bradley, Valerie J.; Buntinx, Wil H. E.; Coulter, David L.; Craig, Ellis M.; Gomez, Sharon C.; Lachapelle, Yves; Luckasson, Ruth; Reeve, Alya; Shogren, Karrie A.; Snell, Martha E.; Spreat, Scott; Tasse, Marc J.; Thompson, James R.; Verdugo-Alonso, Miguel A.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Yeager, Mark H. – American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This Manual contains the most current and authoritative information and knowledge on intellectual disability, including best practice guidelines on diagnosing and classifying intellectual disability and developing a system of supports for people living with an intellectual disability. Written by a committee of 18 experts, "Intellectual…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Classification, Definitions
Waber, Deborah P. – Guilford Publications, 2010
Experts have yet to reach consensus about what a learning disability is, how to determine if a child has one, and what to do about it. Leading researcher and clinician Deborah Waber offers an alternative to the prevailing view of learning disability as a problem contained within the child. Instead, she shows how learning difficulties are best…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Learning Problems, Twins, Learning Disabilities
Burdette, Paula – Project Forum, 2007
The 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) gives states the flexibility and responsibility under Section 618 to define "significant disproportionality" based on race or ethnicity at the state (SEA) and local education agency (LEA) levels. This applies to the identification, placement and…
Descriptors: Race, Definitions, Disproportionate Representation, Disabilities
Shore, Jane R.; Sabatini, John – Educational Testing Service, 2009
The issue of identifying reading difficulties and disabilities in English language learners (ELLs) is a complex one. It is an area that draws on the diverse disciplines of first- and second-language acquisition, literacy, English language learning, and reading, including differences and disabilities research. This literature review aims to…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Elementary Secondary Education, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
