State Eligibility Requirements for Specific Learning Disabilities

Autor/in	Ahearn, Eileen M.
Titel	State Eligibility Requirements for Specific Learning Disabilities
Quelle	In: Communication Disorders Quarterly, 30 (2009) 2, S.120-128 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1525-7401
DOI	10.1177/1525740108325221
Schlagwörter	Eligibility; Learning Disabilities; Federal Legislation; State Surveys; State Regulation; Educational Policy; Training; Technical Assistance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eignung; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Bundesrecht; Staatliche Lenkung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausbildung; Technische Hilfe
Abstract	Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004 and the IDEA regulations issued in 2006 revised the requirements for identifying students under the category of specific learning disabilities (SLD). Each state must adopt criteria based on the new requirements for determining whether a child has an SLD and local educational agencies must use the criteria adopted by their state. This article reports on the status of changes in states to comply with the revised federal requirements. The results of the survey on state SLD eligibility provide some insight into the process of changing state regulations and/or policies. The findings demonstrate that virtually every state is taking a close look at this change in the law, which is considered to be one of the most significant changes, and is taking steps to develop new state policies and procedures and deliver training as deemed necessary to implement these changes. (Contains 2 tables and 2 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10