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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Specific Learning Disability

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What's an ELC?

Monitor IconAn electronic learning community (ELC) is an online "space" where groups of professionals and parents can come together to communicate, collaborate, and support each other in the development of shared knowledge and skills.

What's New?What's New?
SLD Session #3 Webinar - Archive Pending

The archive of the third SLD webinar (02-25-10) on completing sections D & E of the elibility form is pending.  The SDE needs to clarify the use of standardized testing with students who are not proficient in English, which may require editing of the recorded webinar.  More details.


SLD Face-to-Face Training Slides & Handout

For the upcoming round of SLD face-to-face trainings (Feb. 25 - Mar. 26) PowerPoint slides and a handout version of the slides are now available for download on the SLD Documents page.


Completing Section B & C of Eligibility Forms - Webinar Archive

A recording of the February 11, 2010 webinar on completing Sections B and C of the Eligibility Forms is now available on the SLD Trainings page under "Archived Webinars."


SLD Eligibility Report Form with Input Fields

Now available on the SLD Documents page is the Eligibility Form with input fields and a tips and tricks sheet for using the input fields of the form.


Completing Section A of Eligibility Forms - Webinar Archive

A recording of the January 28, 2010 webinar on completing Section A of the Eligibility Forms is now available on the SLD Trainings page under "Archived Webinars."


Nuts & Bolts of SLD Criteria
Recorded January 21, 2010 webinar and PowerPoint slides now available on the SLD Trainings page.
 
Full citation of Flanagan reference mentioned during webinar:
Flanagan, D.P., Ortiz, S.O., Alfonso, V.C., & Mascolo, J.T. (2006). The achievement test desk reference: A guide to learning disability identification (2nd ed.). Wiley & Sons.

What is SLD?What is SLD?

A specific learning disability (SLD) means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. Specific learning disability does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, of mental retardation, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. (34 CFR Sec. 300.8 (c)(10))

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Special Education Website

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