Responsiveness to Intervention and Leaning Disabilities - A report prepared by the National Joint Committee on Leaning Disabilities representing eleven national and international organizations - June 2005

Questions to Ask the Professionals - Adapted from "Learning Problems: Where to Find Help - A Directory of Professional Resources", Woodlynde School, Strafford, Pennsylvania, by www.LDonline.org

Factors to Consider when Selecting an Expert by Rosemary N. Palmer, Esq.

Who Can Diagnose a Learning Disability or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? - LD Online

Tests and Measurement for the Parent, Teacher, Advocate and Attorney - by Pete and Pam Wright

The 90- Minute Dysgraphia Evaluation - by Steven G. Feifer, Ed.S, NCSP, and Philip A. Defina, Ph.D., ABPdN

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How to Prepare a Psychoeducational Evaluation Report and Testify as an Expert Witness - by Margaret Kay, Ph.D

And Miles to Go...: State SLD Requirements and Authoritative Recommendations - National Reserch Cneter on Learning Disabilites Full Report, Discussion of Indentification of Specific Learning Disabilites "Authoritative groups have rejected the IQ-achievement discrepancy classification method due to reliability and validity issues (e.g., LD Roundtable, 2002). Most important, this method often delays SLD classification until 3rd or 4th grade when academic achievement problems are more difficult to resolve successfully (Fletcher, et al., 2002). These are fatal flaws. The most salient of these flaws is treatment validity. Few argue currently that the IQ-achievement discrepancy is related to decisions about intervention methods or goals. Virtually no one claims at this time, at least with empirical support, that IQ-achievement discrepancy is related to the results of interventions"

Using an Expert as An Effective Resource - by Jennifer L. Bollero, Esq.

Mistakes People Make - Independent Evaluators by Robert K. Crabtree

Copying Protocols to Parents: Clarification of FERPA Requirements - National Association of School Psychologists



Tests Commonly Used to Evaluate Reading Problems

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Score Conversion Tables

Score Conversion Tables for Commonly Used Tests - All Wechsler Scales, all Woodcock tests,1 all Kaufman Tests, Most Tests Published by American Guidance Service, Pro-Ed,2 Riverside, the Psychological Corporation, and Many Others

Score Equivalents and Classification Labels - Mather, N., & Jaffe, L. E. (in press). Woodcock-Johnson III: Reports, Recommendations and Strategies. New York: John Wiley & Sons