By Ruben Lopez, CASP Assessment Specialist
A preview of how specific learning disability may be defined and assessed in California after the coming Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was given at the October 2002 CASP Board Meeting. The preview came in the form of a Power Point presentation made by Allan Lloyd-Jones, consultant for the California Department of Education (CDE), Special Education Division on assessment and evaluation issues. I will discuss what Lloyd-Jones' presentation appears to say about defining and assessing specific learning disability (SLD) and the implications for school psychologists.
Although the presentation indicates that there are likely to be changes in SLD in California, most of the changes appear to be refinements rather than radical departures from what at present is thought and done about specific learning
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