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Peer reviewedZurcher, Raymond – LD Forum, 1995
This article takes a critical look at methods used to identify learning disability (such as use of ability/achievement discrepancy formulas and medical/neurobiological diagnosis) and presents an alternative method that adds assessment of the psychological processes of memory and learning to current practices of assessing intelligence and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Disability Identification
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
Download full textTorgesen, Joseph K. – 2001
This paper proposes an approach to diagnosing learning disabilities that measures the intrinsic processing or capacity weaknesses that are presumed to underlie academic performance problems. This approach is contrasted with the "diagnosis by exclusion" method currently used. The paper discusses: (1) a definition of intrinsic processes with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Definitions
Spear-Swerling, Louise; Sternberg, Robert J. – 1995
This paper presents a cognitive model of reading disability that looks at how the disability develops across the age and grade span and how it relates to the process of reading acquisition in normal-achieving readers. The model uses the metaphor of a "road map," which identifies the normal road to proficient reading through six phases: visual-cue…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Disability Identification
Jackel, Susan – 1996
This paper is a synthesis of a number of documents relating to the educational issues confronting children with Asperger's syndrome, autism, or a Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDDNOS) in the autism spectrum. It is designed to provide teacher information and is equally useful for caretakers of children with the…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes
Leavell, C. A.; And Others – 1996
This study investigated the utility of central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) assessments in 70 children being evaluated for learning and attention problems, by assessing their relationship to auditory-based neuropsychological tests with varying degrees of attentional, linguistic, and cognitive complexity. Students were given several tests to…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Auditory Perception, Cognitive Processes, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedRock, Elana E.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Offers a conceptual model for students who manifest symptoms of both learning disabilities and emotional/behavior disorders. The model is based on six functional domains: cognitive processing, social/emotional adjustment, behavioral functioning, academic performance, language functioning, and executive functioning. The model is applied to critical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills
Richards, Regina G. – 1999
This book describes the processing styles inherent in dyslexia and dysgraphia for teacher identification of such students and provides strategies and compensations for students with these disabilities. Strategies for dyslexia and dysgraphia are combined in this book because both of these processing differences are language-based and represent a…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Decoding (Reading), Disability Identification
Corbett, Sandra L.; Ross-Thomson, Betty – 1996
This resource and planning guide provides a framework for practitioners to create an effective educational program for students with traumatic brain injuries. Chapters 1 and 2 provide an overview of brain injuries including information on brain physiology, types of brain injuries, and differences by age. Chapter 3 discusses returning to school,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Disability Identification, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Reid, D. Kim; And Others – 1996
This book provides an overview of cognitive approaches to learning disabilities, the theoretical and methodological underpinnings that support them, and the body of knowledge that such work has generated. Part 1 contains the following five papers: "The Educational Perspective" (Wayne P. Hresko and others); "Educational Trends in Learning…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum
Lyon, G. Reid, Ed. – 1994
This book offers 27 papers addressing critical issues in the assessment of students with all kinds of learning disabilities. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Critical Issues in the Measurement of Learning Disabilities" (G. Reid Lyon); "A Matrix of Decision Points in the Measurement of Learning Disabilities" (Barbara K. Keogh);…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Definitions
Soby, Jeanette M. – 1994
This book presents the characteristics of children affected by prenatal drug exposure, fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal alcohol effects, and fetal cocaine/polydrug effects. It outlines incidence, service needs, prevention, and identification. The medical literature on the physical, cognitive, and behavioral characteristics of this population is…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Development, Cocaine, Cognitive Development
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Education Branch. – 1996
Part of a seven-book series called "Programming for Students with Special Needs," this book offers all teachers information to enhance their understanding of learning disabilities and provides practical strategies to assist in teaching students with special needs. Section 1 discusses the definition of learning disabilities, labeling, and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Check Lists, Cognitive Processes, Definitions
