Practical, up-to-date guidance on identifying Specific Learning Disability Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification provides accessible, authoritative guidance on specific learning disability (SLD), with the most up-to-date information on assessment, identification, interventions, and more. Contributions by leading experts examine multiple theoretical orientations and various identification approaches for dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and other common SLDs. Emphasizing real-world utility, this book provides important information for professionals who work with children and youth at risk; many of the SLD identification practices can be put to work immediately, and the expert coverage offers many strategies and interventions for student support in the classroom. This new second edition has been updated to align with the most current understanding of SLD manifestations, diagnostic assessment, and evidence-based interventions, and includes new material covering nonverbal learning disability, speech-language impairment, general learning difficulties, and differentially diagnosing SLD from other conditions. Early SLD identification and the right kind of help can raise the trajectory of a child's life. This book provides in-depth information to facilitate accurate identification and appropriate intervention to help you help the children in your care. Understand how SLD manifests in academic performance Learn theory- and research-based approaches to SLD identification Examine the latest information about new aspects of SLD determination Utilize appropriate and effective intervention strategies for student support If a child's learning disability is caught early, and the correct type of support is provided, that child gets the chance to develop the skills that lead to achievement in school and beyond. As a high-incidence disorder, SLD affects 10-15 percent of the general population, making successful identification an essential skill for those who work with children. Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification provides authoritative guidance and practical methods that can help you start changing children's lives today.

Practical, up-to-date guidance on identifying Specific Learning DisabilityEssentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification provides accessible, authoritative guidance on specific learning disability (SLD), with the most up-to-date information on assessment, identification, interventions, and more. Contributions by leading experts examine multiple theoretical orientations and various identification approaches for dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and other common SLDs. Emphasizing real-world utility, this book provides important information for professionals who work with children and youth at risk; many of the SLD identification practices can be put to work immediately, and the expert coverage offers many strategies and interventions for student support in the classroom. This new second edition has been updated to align with the most current understanding of SLD manifestations, diagnostic assessment, and evidence-based interventions, and includes new material covering nonverbal learning disability, speech-language impairment, general learning difficulties, and differentially diagnosing SLD from other conditions.Early SLD identification and the right kind of help can raise the trajectory of a child's life. This book provides in-depth information to facilitate accurate identification and appropriate intervention to help you help the children in your care.* Understand how SLD manifests in academic performance* Learn theory- and research-based approaches to SLD identification* Examine the latest information about new aspects of SLD determination* Utilize appropriate and effective intervention strategies for student supportIf a child's learning disability is caught early, and the correct type of support is provided, that child gets the chance to develop the skills that lead to achievement in school and beyond. As a high-incidence disorder, SLD affects 10-15 percent of the general population, making successful identification an essential skill for those who work with children. Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification provides authoritative guidance and practical methods that can help you start changing children's lives today.

Foreword ixSeries Preface xiiiAcknowledgments xvPart One Definitions and Manifestations of Specific Learning Disabilities 1One Overview of Specific Learning Disabilities 3Marlene Sotelo-Dynega, Dawn P. Flanagan, and Vincent C. AlfonsoTwo The Neuropsychology of Reading Disorders: How SLD Manifests in Reading 29Steven G. FeiferThree How SLD Manifests in Mathematics 59Michèle M. M. Mazzocco and Rose VukovicFour How SLD Manifests in Writing 103Nancy Mather and Barbara J. WendlingFive How SLD Manifests in Oral Expression and Listening Comprehension 145Nickola Wolf Nelson and Elisabeth H. WiigSix Nonverbal Learning Disabilities 195Margaret Semrud-ClikemanPart Two Methods and Models of Specific Learning Disability Identification 219Seven A Response to Intervention (RTI) Approach to SLD Identification 221Jack M. Fletcher and Jeremy MiciakEight Using Student Response to Intervention to Identify SLD: Requirements, Recommendations, and Future Research 257Matthew K. Burns, Kathrin E. Maki, Kristy Warmbold-Brann, and June L. PreastNine Cognitive Neuroscientific Contributions to Theoretical Understanding of SLD 285Scott L. Decker, Rachel M. Bridges, and Tayllor VetterTen Integrating Instructionally Relevant SLD Diagnoses, Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses, and Positive Home-School Partnerships: Free and Appropriate Public Education for All 307Nicole Lynn Alston-Abel and Virginia BerningerEleven Dual Discrepancy/Consistency Operational Definition of SLD: Integrating Multiple Data Sources and Multiple Data-Gathering Methods 329Dawn P. Flanagan, Vincent C. Alfonso, Megan C. Sy, Jennifer T. Mascolo, Erin M. McDonough, and Samuel O. OrtizTwelve Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses Made Easy: The Discrepancy/Consistency Method 431Jack A. Naglieri and Steven G. FeiferThirteen Core Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP) and Dual Discrepancy/Consistency (DD/C) Models for SLD Identification: A Case Study Approach 475Gail M. Cheramie, G. Thomas Schanding Jr., and Kristin StreichPart 3 Special Considerations in Specific Learning Disability Identification 503Fourteen Difference or Disorder: Assessment of SLD with an English Learner 505Samuel O. Ortiz, Kristan E. Melo, and Meghan A. TerzulliFifteen Differential Diagnosis of SLD Versus Other Difficulties 549Benjamin J. Lovett and David A. KilpatrickAbout the Editors 573About the Contributors 575Author Index 577Subject Index 597