Learning Disability Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 2 (MAY 2020), pp. 63-74 (12 pages) Specific learning disabilities (SLD) identification has consistently been shown to be problematic; however, research has ...

I am writing to clarify a critical distinction that is frequently misunderstood: the distinction between specific learning disabilities (SLD) and intellectual disabilities (ID). As both terms are ...

Specific Learning disorders (SLD) are often identified when a student's academic skills are substantially and quantifiably below those expected for the individual's chronological age. These ...

Many years ago, Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson (1968) performed a fascinating experiment in elementary school classrooms. They led teachers to believe that a special test had revealed that ...

This article provides a concise and objective synthesis of the federal legislation, regulations, and agency policy interpretations; state laws; and case law, including hearing officer and complaint ...

The DSM- 5 considers Specific Learning disabilities (SLD) to be a type of neurodevelopmental disorder that impedes the ability to learn or use specific academic skills like reading, writing or ...

The prognosis of SLD depends on several factors, like the age of diagnosis and comorbid conditions. Besides supportive environment in family and school helps these children overcome their deficits ...

Disability Training Programme launch: The event was presided over by the Secretary of Higher Education. The Ministry of Education has introdcuced the second cycle of its Capacity Building Programme on ...

Parents of young, school-aged children with specific learning disabilities will have another educational option this fall with the establishment of the Arrowsmith Program at Tecumseh’s Lakeview ...