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One Size Still Does Not Fit All in Specific Learning Disability Assessment Across Ethnic Groups.

Link: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=7591147

The use of IQ scores and discrepancy formulas for identifying specific learning disabilities (SLD) has been widely discredited by prominent researchers for more than a decade. Nevertheless, the overwhelming majority of state policies still specify the use of discrepancy formulas, including the simple difference method, which is psychometrically inferior to regression-based methods.

  • Contributor: Warner, Tamara D., Dede, Duane E., Garvan, Cynthia W., Conway, Timothy W.
  • Date Published: 2002/11//Nov/Dec2002
  • ISBN: 00222194
  • Journal/Secondary Title: Journal of Learning Disabilities
  • Number: 6
  • Publisher: PRO-ED
  • Volume: 35
  • Year: 2002

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