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An Examination of the Relationships between Specific Learning Disabilities Identification and Growth Rate, Achievement, Cognitive Ability, and Student Demographics
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Maki, Kathrin E.; Barrett, Courtenay A.; Hajovsky, Daniel B.; Burns, Matthew K. – School Psychology, 2020
Students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs) represent a large proportion of those receiving special education services in U.S. schools, but the relationship between student-level variables and SLD identification is still not well understood. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which data collected as part of a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Academic Achievement, Race
Use of the Jordanian WISC-III for Twice-Exceptional Identification
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Al-Hroub, Anies – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2020
The main purpose of this research was to investigate empirically the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children -- the third Jordanian version (hereinafter WISC-III-Jordan) profiles to analyze cognitive factors for 'twice-exceptional' (2E) children characterizing 'mathematical giftedness with learning disabilities (MG/LDs). The paper examined…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Gifted Disabled, Test Validity
Clinical Reasoning in the Assessment and Intervention Planning for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Climie, Emma A.; Mah, Janet W. T.; Chase, Cheryl Y. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2017
The purpose of this article is to provide the reader with insight into the clinical reasoning involved in the assessment and intervention planning for a child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. The reader will be guided through the authors' conceptualization of this case, and suggestions for intervention in the classroom will be…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A Multidimensional Model for the Identification of Dual-Exceptional Learners
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Al-Hroub, Anies – Gifted and Talented International, 2013
This research takes mathematics as a model for investigating the definitions, identification, classification and characteristics of a group of gifted student related to the notion of "dual-exceptionality". An extensive process using qualitative and quantitative methods was conducted by a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement a…
Descriptors: Talent Identification, Academically Gifted, Comorbidity, Learning Problems
Issues in Identification of Gifted/Learning Disabled Children.
Yewchuck, C. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1986
Six issues relating to assessment of gifted/learning disabled (GLD) students are discussed: (1) incidence; (2) cut-off IQ scores; (3) barriers to identification; (4) use of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised; (5) differentiation between GLD and underachieving gifted; (6) qualitative differences between GLD, gifted, and learning…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Incidence
Gifted and Learning Disabled: Twice Exceptional Students.
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Beckley, Dawn – 1998
This paper discusses the characteristics, identification, and curriculum needs of gifted students who also have learning disabilities. Three different subgroups of twice-exceptional students are described: (1) students who have been identified as gifted yet are exhibiting difficulties in school; (2) students identified as having learning…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, Behavior Problems, Curriculum Development