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Solving the Problem of Learning Disabilities
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Siegel, Linda S. – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2019
Dyslexia and other learning disabilities are not being properly recognized and treated in our educational system or society at large. Unrecognized and untreated learning disabilities represent a serious social and economic problem, not only to the individual but to society as a whole. For example, antisocial behavior, as seen in prison populations…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Screening Tests
From Research to Effective Classroom Practice: Progress and Obstacles to Serving Students with Learning and Attention Issues
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Chard, David J. – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2016
In June 2016, David J. Chard had the honor of delivering the William Cruickshank Memorial Lecture at the annual meeting of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD). This article contains the set of questions he asked himself as he prepared the presentation and a brief of the comments that unfolded during his talk.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning Disabilities
Specific Learning Disabilities in DSM-5: Are the Changes for Better or Worse?
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Tannock, Rosemary – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2013
DSM-5, the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," was published in May 2013, amidst a storm of controversy. This article focuses on changes made to the diagnostic criteria for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD). Primary criticisms of the changes in the SLD concern…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention, Mental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
Differential Facilitation of Learning Outcomes: What Does It Tell Us about Learning Disabilities and Instructional Programming?
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Scruggs, Thomas E. – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2012
Differential facilitation refers to interventions that influence sample subgroups in different ways. This article discusses the concept of differential facilitation in special education and how it has influenced our characterizations of learning disabilities, from the historical search for disordinal aptitude treatment interactions to the present…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Special Education Teachers