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Faggella-Luby, Michael N.; Engel, Max T. – Journal of Catholic Education, 2020
Catholic schools are called to serve all of God's children, including students with disabilities who require and benefit from inclusive practices. Inclusionary practices align with Catholic Social Teaching (CST), Catholic identity, and the mission of the Catholic schools. This article frames CST's foundation for inclusive practices in Catholic…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Change, Catholic Schools, Special Education
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Moores-Abdool, Whitney; Unzueta, Caridad H.; Vazquez Donet, Dolores; Bijlsma, Eduard – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2008
Identifying Specific Learning Disability (SLD) has been an arduous task. Until IDEA 2004, diagnosing SLD was limited to IQ discrepancy models lacking in both empirical evidence and contributing to minority over-representation. This paper examines the history of SLD assessment, the phenomena of minority over-representation, and the implementation…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis
Thurlow, Martha L.; Wiley, Hilda Ives – Journal of Special Education, 2006
Federal legislation requires states to publicly report on the participation and performance of students with disabilities on statewide assessments. Publicly reporting this information means that it will be more accessible to educators and laypeople, and it can be used in evaluating educational programs for and assessing the progress of this…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Student Records, Disclosure