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Direct linkIhori, Derek; Olvera, Pedro – Contemporary School Psychology, 2015
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act allows three methods of determining whether a student qualifies for special education as a student with a specific learning disability (SLD). The first and most controversial is the Discrepancy model, which requires a significant discrepancy between the student's intellectual ability and…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Eligibility, Federal Legislation
Olvera, Pedro; Olvera, Veronica I. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2012
Public schools across the United States are experiencing an increase in Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) students, particularly those of Latino descent. Latino children are at a high-risk for mental health problems (i.e., depression, anxiety, risk of suicide, etc.) and face greater risk factors when compared to many of their ethnic…
Descriptors: Health Needs, School Psychologists, Parent Participation, Mental Health
Download full textOlvera, Pedro; Gomez-Cerrillo, Lino – Contemporary School Psychology, 2011
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act mandates nondiscriminatory assessment for children who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Because of the overrepresentation of English Language Learners (ELL) in special education programs in the United States, the focus of this article is the psychoeducational assessment of Spanish- and…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities, Second Language Learning, Bilingualism
