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Peer reviewedBateman, Barbara D. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1994
A three-stage identification process is recommended for students suspected of having learning disabilities. This process examines discrepancy, causality, and the need for special education, and it complies with legal requirements. (Author)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology
Download full textBateman, Barbara D.; Chard, David J. – 1995
This paper opposes the use of discrepancy formulas to identify students with learning disabilities (LD) and stresses the importance of clinical judgment by members of the multidisciplinary evaluation team (MDT). It presents the LD identification procedures required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, examines why formulas are not…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Decision Making, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis
