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Jennings, Danielle J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Developmental screening programs identify young children with delayed skill growth or challenging behaviors and refer them to community agencies for evaluation or other services. This research studied the predictive impact of developmental screening results and child and family characteristics on the completion of these referrals for evaluation. A…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Disability Identification, Young Children, Developmental Delays
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Blair, Clancy; Scott, Keith G. – Journal of Special Education, 2002
Analysis of Florida data (n=159,129) found that new born infants with any of four risk factors for low socioeconomic status (SES) were 1.2 to 3.4 times more likely than others to have a learning disability placement by age 12 to 14. Proportion of placements attributable to low SES was 30 percent among boys and 39 percent among girls. (Contains…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics, Learning Disabilities