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Santi, Kristi L.; Khalaf, Shiva; Bunta, Ferenc; Rojas, Raúl; Francis, David J. – Grantee Submission, 2019
This article examines the validity of IQ-achievement discrepancy and low-achievement as criteria for the identification of disabilities in Spanish-speaking ELs and the factors that moderate the validity of these approaches as bases for identification. While there has been a long history of examining the validity of different approaches to…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Spanish Speaking, English Language Learners, Disability Identification
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Epps, Susan; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Compared the assessments of 18 judges asked to use an array of information to differentiate learning disabled students. Found judges extremely inaccurate and in little agreement with each other. Different judges emphasized different factors. Results cast doubt on the ability of school personnel to identify learning disabilities accurately.…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria