Educational Practices and Services for Students with Learning Disabilities in Oman: Proposed Guidelines

Autor/in	Al-Hilawani, Yasser A.
Titel	Educational Practices and Services for Students with Learning Disabilities in Oman: Proposed Guidelines
Quelle	In: Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 16 (2015) 1, S.51-63 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1555-6913
Schlagwörter	Learning Disabilities; Special Education; Intervention; Guidelines; Foreign Countries; Disability Identification; Teacher Education Programs; Teacher Competencies; Eligibility; Teamwork; Response to Intervention; Observation; Student Records; Underachievement; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Richtlinien; Ausland; Lehrkunst; Eignung; Beobachtung; Schülerakte; Performance deficiency; Leistungsschwäche
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to provide description, analyses, and insights with respect to the procedures and services currently available to students enrolled in the learning disability (LD) program in Oman. Traditionally, students in Oman were identified based on low academic achievement by the end of first grade without applying any exclusionary criteria (e.g., low IQ and inadequate instruction). This simple approach of using low academic achievement to diagnose LD does not accurately reflect the meaning of LD (i.e., unexpected underachievement) and it has led to the formation of a heterogeneous group of students enrolled in the program. The overall conclusion is that adequate practices, appropriate services, and equal opportunities are yet to be fully provided based on the current knowledge on LD. Therefore, a proposed set of guidelines to identify students with LD is presented to create consistency and cohesiveness in determining eligibility and to provide better services that could benefit not only children with LD in Oman, but also in countries with similar circumstances. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01