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Margaret J. Kay, Ed.D.
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Margaret J. Kay, Ed.D. Psychologist Specializing in the recognition and understanding of individual differences. |
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NASP Position Statement on Identification of Students With Specific Learning Disabilities Ongoing research on specific learning disabilities (SLD) is reshaping our understanding of children with this disability and the laws and regulations concerning how school psychologists and other team members identify them. Approximately 2.9 million children in the United States receive special education services with SLD as their designated primary disability category (U.S. Department of Education, 2006). This represents over 5.5 percent of the school-age population, and approximately one-half of all children receiving special education services. Identification and treatment of children with specific learning disabilities has been, and continues to be, the subject of considerable interest. Issues of particular current concern include (1) the high prevalence of learning disabilities; (2) variability in identification rates and eligibility procedures across school districts and across states; (3) insufficient emphasis on prevention, early identification of, and intervention for learning problems; (4) questionable validity and educational relevance of methods and practices used for SLD identification; (5) differentiating between children whose failure is related to inadequate instruction and lack of effective remediation, and those who have a specific learning disability; and (6) differentiating between children whose failure is related to inadequate accommodations for the students’ cultural diversity or their linguistic diversity or both, and those who have a learning disability. School psychologists have long had a prominent role as members of school teams that identify specific learning disabilities. Accordingly, NASP is dedicated to promoting policies and practices that are consistent with scientific research and that yield optimal student outcomes. See the full article concerning NASP Position on SLD. PDF files\NASP\SLDPosition_2007.pdfOther NASP Position Papers NASP Website National Association of School Psychologists |
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