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Francis, David J.; Rojas, Raúl; Gusewski, Svenja; Santi, Kristi L.; Khalaf, Shiva; Hiebert, Lindsey; Bunta, Ferenc – Grantee Submission, 2019
Articles in this issue examine (1) the primary sources of variability in reading and language achievement among Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs) in the United States, (2) the extent to which poor performance at the end of grade 2 is identifiable in developmental trajectories beginning in kindergarten, (3) the relations among core reading…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Bilingual Students, Reading Difficulties, Language Impairments
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Shenoy, Sunaina – Berkeley Review of Education, 2014
English language learners (ELLs) who are in the process of acquiring English as a second language for academic purposes, are often misidentified as having Language Learning Disabilities (LLDs). Policies regarding the assessment of ELLs have undergone many changes through the years, such as the introduction of a Response to Intervention (RTI)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Impairments, Language Skills
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Wiig, Elisabeth H.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1982
Study evaluated sensitivity of two independent rapid naming tests--Naming Pictured Objects and Producing Names on Confrontation--in differentiating 16 children (7 and 8 years old) with language and learning disabilities from 16 age peers with normal language development and academic achievement. The interrelationship between total naming time and…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Language Handicaps, Language Tests, Learning Disabilities
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Prather, Elizabeth M.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1981
The purpose of the study was to determine whether, by item analyses, a miniscreening test could be derived from the 23-item Screening Test of Adolescent Language (STAL). The miniscreening test is recommended for large scale screening with students from the 6th through 12th grades. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Handicaps
Trout, Ann – 1996
The purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences between learning disabled and nonlearning disabled students in skill areas and total scores on the Brigance K & 1 Screen for Kindergarten and First Grade. The study investigated whether students with learning disabilities would show significant weaknesses in language-based…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification, Early Identification, Educational Diagnosis
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