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Identification of Potential Learning Disorders
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Buktenica, Norman A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1971
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Group Testing, Identification, Learning Disabilities
Early Screening Tests: Some Used and Abuses.
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Satz, Paul; Fletcher, Jack M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
Methodological errors are cited in a study of predictive utility for screening tests designed to identify high risk preschool children. (CL)
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Identification, Prediction, Screening Tests
Academic Underachievement among Children with Epilepsy: Proportion Exceeding Psychometric Criteria for Learning Disability and Associated Risk Factors
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Fastenau, Philip S.; Shen, Jianzhao; Dunn, David W.; Austin, Joan K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
This study assessed rates of learning disabilities (LD) by several psychometric definitions in children with epilepsy and identified risk factors. Participants (N = 173, ages 8-15 years) completed IQ screening, academic achievement testing, and structured interviews. Children with significant head injury, chronic physical conditions, or mental…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Definitions
The Training of Psycho-Educational Technicians (Para-Professionals) to Administer a Screening Battery Which Delineates Dyslexia and Hyperkinesis.
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Hardman, Patricia K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
Five of 10 paraprofessionals completing training in the administration and scoring of tests to identify dyslexia and hyperkinesis were judged extremely proficient as psychoeducational technicians. Such training appeared feasible, cost effective, and helpful in allowing professionals more time for diagnosis, counseling, and prescribing appropriate…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Hyperactivity, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Screening Tests
The Bender Gestalt as a Group Screening Instrument for First Grade Reading Potential
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Norfleet, Mary Ann – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
Descriptors: Prediction, Primary Education, Reading Ability, Screening Tests
Central Auditory Dysfunction in Learning Disabled Children
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Stubblefield, James H.; Young, C. Ellery – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1975
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
Group Perceptual Screening at First Grade Level
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Kelly, George R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1970
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Grade 1, Group Testing, Identification
An Empirical Study of the Myklebust Learning Quotient.
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Macy, Daniel J.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
Learning quotients (LQ-ratio of actual to expected achievement) were computed for second, fourth, sixth, and eighth graders. Results indicated that the LQ was not statistically stable across tests, grade level, gender, or ethnicity. (CL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
For Prekindergarten Screening Information: DIAL
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Mardell, Carol; Goldenberg, Dorothea – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1975
Descriptors: Child Development, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Prediction
Patterns of Auditory Perception Skills in Children with Learning Disabilities: A Computer-Assisted Approach.
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Pressman, E.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
The auditory receptive language skills of 40 learning disabled (LD) and 40 non-disabled boys (all 7 - 11 years old) were assessed via computerized versions of subtests of the Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Auditory Skills Test Battery. The computerized assessment correctly identified 92.5% of the LD group and 65% of the normal control children. (DB)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Computer Assisted Testing, Disability Identification
Predictive Validity of an Abbreviated Screening Battery
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Satz, Paul; Friel, Janette – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1978
Evaluated was the ability of an abbreviated test battery, given at the beginning of kindergarten, to predict reading group membership at the end of the second grade for 132 kindergarten children. (BD)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Predictive Measurement
Auditory Factor in Visual Motor Testing and Training
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Clark, Charles M.; Dodd, Byron E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1971
The paper suggests that the use of a single visual-motor test, (here, the Winter Haven Perceptual Forms Test) as a screening device for visual-motor difficulties in the first grade is questionable. (Author)
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Exceptional Child Research, Perceptual Handicaps, Perceptual Motor Learning
Traditional and Computer-Based Screening and Diagnosis of Reading Disabilities in Greek
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Protopapas, Athanassios; Skaloumbakas, Christos – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
In this study, we examined the characteristics of reading disability (RD) in the seventh grade of the Greek educational system and the corresponding diagnostic practice. We presented a clinically administered assessment battery, composed of typically employed tasks, and a fully automated, computer-based assessment battery that evaluates some of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Testing, Grade 7, Reading Difficulties