The paper is intended to provide Oregon schools with guidance on interpretations regarding evaluation of children with specific learning disabilities (LD), as required by the regulations for the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, P.L. 94-142. A list of definitions is followed by guidelines for protection in evaluation procedures with all handicapped children and for re-evaluation. Procedures for evaluating students with specific LD are then summarized, and components of the evaluation process (exclusion of other primary disabilities, criteria of academic achievement, discrepancy between the student's potential and actual levels of learning, psychological processes, and medical aspects) are discussed. Requirements regarding observations and written reports are specified. The final section consists of answers to 17 questions on such topics as student transfer, differences between slow learners and students with specific LD, re-evaluation frequency, timeliness on evaluation, multidisciplinary team processes, and determination of a discrepancy between expected and actual achievement level. Among four appendices are a suggested evaluation compliance checklist and an index of selected screening, intelligence, and diagnostic tests for use with the LD population. (CL)
Authors
- Authorizing Institution
- ['Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Special Education Section.', 'Oregon Univ., Eugene. Northwest Regional Resource Center.', 'Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Student Services Section.']
- Laws Policies and Programs
- Education for All Handicapped Children Act
- Location
- Oregon
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- ['Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials', 'Guides - Non-Classroom']
- Published in
- United States of America
- Sponsor
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC.
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION 4
- TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
- DEFINITIONS 5
- PROTECTION IN EVALUATION PROCEDURES 6
- Be appropriate for all students in a given school grade or class for the purposes of 6
- PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING 9
- SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES 9
- Evaluation 17
- Complete 17
- Determine 17
- Eligibility 17
- Complete 17
- Summarize 17
- Data Write Report 17
- 30 Days 17
- Maximum 17
- SUGGESTED PROCEDURAL TIMELINE 18
- City Oregon Zip 19
- Student 19
