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Direct linkGartland, Debi; Strosnider, Roberta – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2020
This is an official position paper of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD), of which the Council for Learning Disabilities has been a long-standing, active member. Response to intervention (RTI) is a critical component of a multi-tiered service delivery system. This NJCLD paper presents concerns related to the…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Special Education, Eligibility, Learning Disabilities
Hunter, Drew; Boneshefski, Michael; Kovaleski, Joseph F.; Runge, Timothy J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2023
There are still many unanswered questions regarding the application of response to intervention (RTI) to making eligibility decisions for specific learning disabilities (SLD). Both U.S. federal regulations and research support that students identified with SLD using RTI should be deficient in both level of academic functioning and rate of growth…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Inclusion, Interdisciplinary Approach, Decision Making
Johnson, Evelyn S.; Humphrey, Michael; Mellard, Daryl F.; Woods, Kari; Swanson, H. Lee – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2010
Many practitioners and state education agency staff would likely agree that the accuracy and consistency of specific learning disability (SLD) eligibility decisions is in need of improvement. One component of the SLD definition particularly controversial in the identification procedures is the evaluation of cognitive processes, primarily due to a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Eligibility, Disability Identification, Cognitive Processes
Learning Disability Quarterly, 2011
The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) strongly supports comprehensive assessment and evaluation of students with learning disabilities by a multidisciplinary team for the identification and diagnosis of students with learning disabilities. Comprehensive assessment of individual students requires the use of multiple data…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Student Evaluation, Disability Identification, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedDean, Vincent J.; Burns, Matthew K. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2002
The use of the processing component for learning disabilities (LD) definitions is discussed by examining its theoretical basis, large-scale implementation, and researched classroom effectiveness. Results indicate the processing definition of LD does not differentiate students with LD from low achievers, is inconsistently implemented, and does not…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Definitions
Peer reviewedScruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2002
This article reviews problems in identification of learning disabilities and considers proposed alternatives to present procedures. It argues that the major problems of over identification, variability, and specificity, can be eliminated by increasing specificity and consistency of state criteria and strict adherence to identification criteria on…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedLearning Disability Quarterly, 1986
The position statement of the Board of Trustees of the Council for Learning Disabilities opposes the use of discrepancy formulas to determine eligibility for learning disability services and recommends instead comprehensive diagnostic evaluations. (DB)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedFurlong, Michael J.; Yanagida, Evelyn H. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1985
Comparison of psychometric profiles of learning disabled and non-LD students (total N=223) across LD status, district, and age variables indicated that only severity of academic underachievement consistently differentiated the LD and non-LD pupils. Comparison across districts revealed different LD profiles despite use of identitical eligibility…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Disability Identification, Eligibility, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedAlgozzine, Bob; Ysseldyke, James E. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1988
The article looks at the concept of discrepancy between ability and achievement in conceptualizations of learning disabilities. Comparison of ability and achievement scores found generally small average discrepancies, though some wide ranges were evident. Implications of the findings for current and future use of discrepancies as estimators of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Download full textKing-Sears, Margaret E.; Boudah, Daniel J.; Goodwin, Marilyn W.; Raskind, Marshall H.; Swanson, H. Lee – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2004
This article presents a synthesis of articles discussed as part of the research symposium at the 25th international conference on learning disabilities by the Council for Learning Disabilities, October 11, 2003. Educators attempting to keep up with the most recent research readily acknowledge that there is too much to read and too little time for…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Educational Research, Teaching Methods, Identification
Peer reviewedScanlon, David; Boudah, Daniel; Elksnin, Linda K.; Gersten, Russell; Klingner, Janette – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2003
This article synthesizes articles discussed as part of the research symposium at the 24th International Conference on Learning Disabilities on October 11, 2002. Topics include translating learning disability research to practice, identification of learning disabilities, special education and postmodernism, and the response to treatment model.…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Peer reviewedOchoa, Alberto M.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1988
The paper examines the issue of disproportionate representation of limited-English proficient (LEP) Hispanic students in classes for the learning disabled. Inadequate assessment, evaluation, placement, and re-evaluation of LEP students are noted. Sixteen policy considerations are identified to help school districts ensure that LEP learning…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Learning Disability Quarterly, 2005
The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) is a national committee representing 11 organizations concerned about individuals with learning disabilities. The NJCLD considers and discusses contemporary issues in learning disabilities and develops and disseminates reports and statements related to these issues to influence policy…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Identification, Special Education, Parent Participation
