Learning Disabilities Definitions and Criteria Used by State Education Departments
- 1 May 1990
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Learning Disability Quarterly
- Vol. 13 (2) , 141-152
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1510657
Abstract
This article reports the results of a survey of the 51 State Departments of Education (including Washington, DC) regarding their learning disabilities definitions, identification criteria, and operationalization procedures. A conceptual framework consisting of eight components was used in analyzing the definitions and identification criteria. While revealing variations, results showed the continued impact of the 1977 federal definition and criteria. For example, several state definitions now include the discrepancy component, and the use of language criteria is increasing. To determine current trends, the data are compared with those from a similar survey published in 1985. Findings are discussed in terms of trends, prereferral interventions, assessment instruments, and discrepancy models.Keywords
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