The Three Methods of Learning Disability Identification
When IDEA was last reauthorized in 2024, additional methods of specific learning disability (SLD) identification were added. For decades, SLD identification was determined by a discrepancy between intellectual ability as measured by an IQ score, and academic achievement. IDEIA, the legislation that reauthorized IDEA in 2004, stated that states had to adopt criteria for SLD […]
LDA Publishes SLD Evaluation Principles and Standards
The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) announces the publication of a groundbreaking research paper titled “Specific Learning Disabilities Evaluation Principles and Standards.” LDA and an interdisciplinary team of researchers and practitioners partnered to develop new SLD Evaluation Principles and Standards in response to alarming achievement gaps between students with learning disabilities and their non-disabled […]