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Dynamic Assessment for Identifying Spanish-Speaking English Learners' Risk for Mathematics Disabilities: Does Language of Administration Matter?
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Cho, Eunsoo; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Seethaler, Pamela M.; Fuchs, Douglas; Compton, Donald L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
We examined dynamic assessment's (DA's) added value over traditional assessments for identifying Spanish-speaking English learners' (ELs) risk for developing mathematics disabilities, as a function of the language of test administration (English vs. Spanish), type of math outcome, and EL's language dominance. At the start of first grade, ELs (N =…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Spanish Speaking
Comorbidity in Reading Comprehension and Word-Problem Solving Difficulties: Exploring Shared Risk Factors and Their Impact on Language Minority Learners
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Cho, Eunsoo; Mancilla-Martinez, Jeannette; Hwang, Jin Kyoung; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Seethaler, Pamela M.; Fuchs, Douglas – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
The purpose of this study was threefold: to examine unique and shared risk factors of comorbidity for reading comprehension and word-problem solving difficulties, to explore whether language minority (LM) learners are at increased risk of what we refer to as "higher order comorbidity" (reading comprehension and word-problem solving…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Word Problems (Mathematics)
English Language Learners with Reading-Related LD: Linking Data from Multiple Sources to Make Eligibility Determinations
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Wilkinson, Cheryl Y.; Ortiz, Alba A.; Robertson, Phyllis M.; Kushner, Millicent I. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
Results are reported for an exploratory study of eligibility decisions made for 21 Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) with learning disabilities (LD) and no secondary disabilities who received special education support in reading. Eligibility determinations by an expert panel resulted in decisions that differed significantly from…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities, English (Second Language)
The Assessment of Children with Learning Problems: An In-Service Teacher Training Program
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Ozer, Mark N.; Dworkin, Nancy E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1974
Descriptors: Consultants, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Education