Odessa American

$1.7M research project to examine how public schools identify learning disabilities

HOUSTON A University of Houston researcher is launching a new study to examine how elementary schools across Texas and Florida identify specific learning disabilities in students, with the goal of ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

SMMUSD working to address over-identification of Hispanic students as learning disabled

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board of Education has been over-identifying minority students as having learning disabilities prompting approval of a new plan that identifies ...
JSTOR Daily

The Hale Position for a "Third Method" for Specific Learning Disabilities Identification: A Legal Analysis

Learning Disability Quarterly, Vol. 36, No. 2 (MAY 2013), pp. 93-96 (4 pages) This short article provides a legal analysis of the Hale et al. white paper on specific learning disabilities ...
Healthline

What’s the Difference Between an Intellectual Disability and a Learning Disability?

Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...
Psychology Today

Learning Disability

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...
Psychology Today

Learning Disability

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...