JSTOR Daily

Specific Learning Disabilities Identification: Do the Identification Methods and Data Matter?

Learning Disability Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 2 (MAY 2020), pp. 63-74 (12 pages) Specific learning disabilities (SLD) identification has consistently been shown to be problematic; however, research has ...
Odessa American

$1.7M research project to examine how public schools identify learning disabilities

HOUSTON A University of Houston researcher is launching a new study to examine how elementary schools across Texas and Florida identify specific learning disabilities in students, with the goal of ...
Psychology Today

“Specific Learning Disorder": The Case Against Labeling

Many years ago, Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson (1968) performed a fascinating experiment in elementary school classrooms. They led teachers to believe that a special test had revealed that ...
The Hindu

Doctors raise concern over posts earmarked for Specific Learning Disability candidates

In its latest notification to recruit 1,100 assistant surgeons, the Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB) has earmarked 18 vacancies for candidates with Specific Learning Disability (SLD), in ...