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Learning Disabled Hearing-Impaired Students: Are They Being Identified?

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Powers, Ann; And Others – Volta Review, 1987

Survey responses from 63 administrators of programs for hearing impaired students indicated a lack of criteria for identifying hearing impaired students with additional learning disabilities, limited resources for appropriate assessment and programming, and a lack of properly qualified teachers for this population. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Disability Identification, Hearing Impairments, Learning Disabilities

The Role of Informal Parent and Teacher Assessment in Diagnosing Learning Disabilities.

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Sikora, Darryn M.; Plapinger, Donald S. – Volta Review, 1997

This study compared parent and teacher perceptions of academic performance and cognitive deficits with the standardized test performance of 19 students (ages 7-13) with hearing impairments. Results indicate that parents and educators were equally skilled in predicting academic performance, but had greater difficulty predicting specific cognitive…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Ability, Disability Identification