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State and District-Wide Assessments and Students with Learning Disabilities: A Guide for States and School Districts
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Gartland, Debi; Strosnider, Debi – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2004
The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) is a national committee representing 11 organizations concerned about individuals with learning disabilities. Approximately 350,000 individuals constitute the membership of the organizations represented by NJCLD. The NJCLD considers and discusses contemporary issues in learning…
Descriptors: Special Education, State Boards of Education, School Districts, Achievement Tests
Addressing the Learning Disability Needs of Limited-English Proficient Students: Beyond Language and Race Issues.
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Ochoa, Alberto M.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1983
On-site reviews of California school districts suggest inadequate assessment, evaluation, placement, and re-evaluation of limited-English proficient Hispanic students. Sixteen policy considerations concerning such aspects as equal access, screening, multidimensional assessment, testing guidelines, and language competence are discussed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic Americans, Limited English Speaking
Social Skills Assessment Technology for LD Students.
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Gresham, Frank M.; Elliott, Stephen N. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1989
The article examines advances and remaining psychometric problems in social skills assessment technology for students with learning disabilities. Assessment is related to a proposed definition of learning disabilities by the Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities which identifies social skills deficits as a primary learning disability. (DB)
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Competence
The Methodological Content of Teacher Education Programs in Learning Disabilities: A Problem of Duplication.
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Pugach, Marleen; Whitten, M. Elizabeth – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1987
A national survey of the methodological content of 87 large teacher-education programs in learning disabilities/mild handicaps indicated that the dominant methodologies are largely the same as those commonly included in general teacher education. Within given courses, methodologies proven both effective and ineffective are stressed. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Mild Disabilities, Teacher Education Programs
Questioning Discrepancies: Retaking the First Step 20 Years Later.
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Algozzine, Bob; Ysseldyke, James E. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1987
Most conceptualizations of learning disabilities are based on discrepancies between ability and achievement, but the dimensions of this parameter have not been documented. Discrepancies for 83 third graders, 48 fifth graders, and 50 twelfth graders were compared. The use of ability achievement discrepancies to determine the need for special…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Rating, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
LD Definition.
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Learning Disability Quarterly, 1987
The position paper (1981) of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities presents a revised definition of learning disabilities and identifies issues and concerns (such as the limitation to children and the exclusion clause) associated with the definition included in P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (DB)
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Learning Disabilities Definitions and Criteria Used by State Education Departments.
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Mercer, Cecil D.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1990
A survey of 51 state departments of education focused on learning disabilities definitions, identification criteria, and operationalization procedures. Results showed the continued impact of the 1977 federal definition and criteria. Findings are compared with those from a 1985 survey and discussed in terms of trends, prereferral interventions,…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education