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Identification
If a child is having difficulty in
school, early identification of learning disabilities is essential
for educators and parents to make the best decisions regarding
appropriate educational needs. Students who are experiencing
unexpected difficulty with learning to read and write should
be referred to a diagnostician experienced with evaluating
individuals with learning and/or language disabilities. An
individual evaluation may include the following:
- A developmental, medical, behavioral,
academic and family history
- A measure of general intellectual functioning
- Information on cognitive processing (language,
memory, auditory processing, visual processing, reasoning
and executive functioning)
- Tests of specific oral language skills
related to reading and writing, including tests of phonological
processing
- Educational tests to determine present
levels of performance in basic skills of reading, writing,
spelling and math
- A classroom observation
- A written report with a summary of the
results and appropriate recommendations
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