Identification Process of LD

Question 1

What does early detetiction or screening depend on ?

Answer 1

Early detection or screening is dependent on early observation of behavioural and learning characteristics by class teacher who should possess the knowledge of the symptoms and characteristics of specific learning problems.

Question 2

Who determines the degree of disability?

Answer 2

A multidisciplinary team including class teacher, school psychologist and other clinical personnel must determine the degree of disability.

Question 3

What are the kinds of measurements for disability

Answer 3

Measurements of achievement by

• teacher made tests,
• curriculum-based measurement
• and standardised test is highly recommended.

Question 4

What are the standardized tests used for measurement of LD?

Answer 4

The following tests are used for the assessment and identification of LD:
1. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III (WISC-III) for the assessment of cognitive abilities (Wechsler, 1993)2.

2. Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised (WJ-III) for the assessment of achievement in reading, writing and mathematics by age and grade level (Woodcock & Mather, 1989)
3. Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Basic Skills for the assessment of a variety of skill sequences in readiness, reading, language arts and math (Brigance, 1983)