This document presents the transcript of a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Education Reform concerning learning disabilities and early intervention strategies, specifically possible reforms of the special education referral and identification process as part of the reauthorization process of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Highlights of the testimony include: problems with existing identification and referral procedures; ways to prevent mild learning disabilities from becoming lifelong disabilities; evidence-based effective early intervention programs; prereferral interventions and supports; reduction of misidentification, intervention for both academic and behavioral problems; and technical assistance to the states. Statements of Representative Michael Castle, Subcommittee Chairman; Dale Kildee, Ranking Minority Member; William Goodling, former Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce; Robert Pasternack, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, U.S. Department of Education; G. Reid Lyon, research psychologist and Chief, Child Development and Behavior Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Joseph F. Kovaleski, Director of Pupil Services, Cornwall-Lebanon School District (Pennsylvania); and David W. Gordon, Superintendent, Elk Grove Unified School District (California) are included. Appendices include more extensive written statements by the presenters. (DB)