Annals of Dyslexia, Vol. 54, No. 2 (December, 2004), pp. 304-331 (28 pages) Recent consensus reports concur in suggesting major changes in the federal regulatory approach to the identification of ...

This study was designed to test whether the criterion based on the IQ-achievement discrepancy is useful in the definition of arithmetic learning disabilities (ALD). A sample of children with ALD, ...

The psychiatry profession’s newly revised reference manual on mental disorders changes the definition and classification for many disabilities commonly seen in schools, but those changes—at times ...

For years, minorities have been disproportionately placed in special education classes, and figures available indicate the complexity of this issue for one group. National estimates reveal that ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday once again found itself weighing the impact of intelligence testing and family and school influences on whether a state may execute a criminal defendant who is close ...

How many students have which disabilities in the Washoe County School District? • Short answer: The largest category for Washoe students is something called a “specific learning disability” (explained ...

Peer victimization -- bullying -- declined 20 percent among students with disabilities who participated in Second Step social-emotional learning curricula, authors of a new study report. More than 120 ...