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Download full textVeerabudren, Sattiavany; Kritzinger, Alta; Ramasawmy, Savila T. – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021
Background: Although Mauritius has adopted an inclusive education policy for learners with special education needs, it has not yet been implemented. Little is known about how teachers support learners experiencing reading and writing difficulties (RWD) in mainstream government primary schools. Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Difficulties, Writing Difficulties
Houston Independent School District, 2018
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Direct linkDaves, David P.; Walker, David W. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2012
Professional confusion, as well as case law confusion, exists concerning the fidelity and integrity of response to intervention (RTI) as a defensible procedure for identifying children as having a specific learning disability (SLD) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Division is generated because of conflicting mandates…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention, Integrity, Fidelity
Houston Independent School District, 2017
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
McLeskey, James; Landers, Eric; Hoppey, David; Williamson, Pamela – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2011
This study was conducted to examine changes in the identification rates and national and state placement practices for school age students with learning disabilities (LD) between 1990-1991 and 2008-2009. Findings revealed that while identification rates of students with LD declined by about 4 percent during this time, general education placements…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
Houston Independent School District, 2016
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Houston Independent School District, 2015
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Houston Independent School District, 2014
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Goetter, Kathleen – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined how general education teachers perceive the effectiveness of the Response to Intervention (RtI) approach to instruction in identifying students with learning disabilities early. The study also examined how these perceptions impact and influence general education teachers' ability to successfully implement RtI in the classroom.…
Descriptors: General Education, Teacher Attitudes, Response to Intervention, Teaching Methods
Houston Independent School District, 2013
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Sullivan, Amanda Louise – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The disproportionate representation of culturally and linguistically diverse students in special education has been a persistent problem in education for more than four decades. The core issue concerns the possibility that some students may be misidentified, thereby receiving inappropriate educational services and being unnecessarily placed…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mild Mental Retardation, Identification, Special Education
Trester, Mary Frances – 1978
The developmental program emphasizes the early identification of children with learning problems through the observation of the regular classroom teacher in conjunction with a special education team working in a school setting. The developmental teacher is an important member of the special education team because he/she is in the school on a daily…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Early Childhood Education, Identification, Learning Disabilities
Deshler, Donald D.; And Others – Education Unlimited, 1980
Three aspects of the learning strategies model are discussed: its philosophy (that intervention should be based on principles of cognitive psychology and learning); its major components (including identification, decision making, and cooperative planning); and its application to a 15-year-old LD student. (CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Decision Making, Disability Identification, Learning Disabilities
Florida Learning Resources System/CROWN, Jacksonville. – 1976
Intended for regular education teachers, the identification packet is noted to provide information on some of the behavioral manifestations of children with learning problems, visual impairment, or hearing impairment. A list of procedures for referral, an expectancy schedules table, and a sample letter to teachers on the exceptional child are…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Identification
Peer reviewedGelzheiser, Lynn M. – Exceptional Children, 1987
Overidentification of learning disabilities may be caused by applying a model of disability which does not allow for classroom accomodation. A minority model of disability with classroom modification and accommodation to differences in students who fail to meet behavior and achievement standards is proposed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Incidence, Learning Disabilities
