The following are questions for people who perform learning disability assessments or who are familiar about the practices for LD assessment in your area.
What is the standard battery that is used in your clinic/district? I know this varies depending on the referral concern, whether the student is an English language learner, and if they have a motor or sensory difficulties. But typically, what is given?
What model or theory is used to diagnose a learning disability in your clinic/district? For example, the DSM defines it as a discrepancy between an area of achievement and overall intelligence whereas others define it as a deficit in achievement consistent with a deficit in a specific cognitive ability.
Also, what are your opinions about the method of LD assessment in your district/clinic?
The reason why I ask is to obtain an idea of practices in other areas and contrast it with my experience. For example, I'm very interested in the cross-battery method developed by Dawn Flanagan, but it's not used in my area and I was wondering if it was popular elsewhere. I haven't learned about the neuropsychological assessment of learning disabilities but I'm also interested in how it works.
Personally, I don't like the LD assessment method in our school psychology clinic because in many cases, part of the battery includes a standard WISC-IV which has debatable construct validity (which is a significant problem for me given my interest in Flanagan's cross-battery approach). But I'm interested in hearing what others think.
What is the standard battery that is used in your clinic/district? I know this varies depending on the referral concern, whether the student is an English language learner, and if they have a motor or sensory difficulties. But typically, what is given?
What model or theory is used to diagnose a learning disability in your clinic/district? For example, the DSM defines it as a discrepancy between an area of achievement and overall intelligence whereas others define it as a deficit in achievement consistent with a deficit in a specific cognitive ability.
Also, what are your opinions about the method of LD assessment in your district/clinic?
The reason why I ask is to obtain an idea of practices in other areas and contrast it with my experience. For example, I'm very interested in the cross-battery method developed by Dawn Flanagan, but it's not used in my area and I was wondering if it was popular elsewhere. I haven't learned about the neuropsychological assessment of learning disabilities but I'm also interested in how it works.
Personally, I don't like the LD assessment method in our school psychology clinic because in many cases, part of the battery includes a standard WISC-IV which has debatable construct validity (which is a significant problem for me given my interest in Flanagan's cross-battery approach). But I'm interested in hearing what others think.
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