DEFINITIONIQRESPONSIVENESSDYSLEXIACHILDRENThe Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004) has had substantial influence on special education in general and the field of learning disabilities in particular. Since its reauthorization in 2004, ongoing regulatory efforts have been underway to determine its...
Several alternative research-based approaches to SLD identification exist which are consistent with the third method, including the Operational Definition of SLD, the Hypothesis Testing Cattell-Horn-Carroll Approach, the Concordance-Discordance Model of SLD Determination, the Discrepancy/Consistency Model, ...
(e.g., reading, written expression, and/or mathematics). By definition, these academic deficits must persist over time, despite provision of targeted evidence-based intervention [4]. Children who do not fulfil the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for SLD will often receive a diagnosis of sub-...