NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Harkin, Emma; Doyle, Alison; Mc Guckin, Conor – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2015
Students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) in higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Republic of Ireland are required to have a formal psycho-educational assessment from an educational psychologist to register with Disability Services in HEIs, to be eligible for support through the Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD). Such…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Higher Education, Screening Tests, Psychoeducational Clinics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bineham, Susan C.; Shelby, Liz; Pazey, Barbara L.; Yates, James R. – Journal of School Leadership, 2014
Federal legislation allows local education agencies to use a student's response to scientific research-based interventions as a method of identifying specific learning disabilities. As a result, educational leadership is challenged to implement response to intervention (RTI). Despite increased literature addressing RTI, no consensus on…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Special Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Program Implementation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Yaffe, Linda – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1981
Results were considered significant in that 11 percent of the students screened were identified as potentially hearing impaired as compared to 4 percent of the regular Baltimore City School student population who failed hearing screenings. (Author)
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Disability Identification, Hearing Impairments, Incidence
Shatz, Esther – SSTA Research in Brief, 1994
This study attempted to determine the number of programs for Canadian students with behavioral disorders, identify practices currently used in these programs, and examine the availability of written program descriptions. A literature review provides information on: definition and prevalence (both in general and in Canada specifically); historical…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Disability Identification