Practical, up-to-date guidance on identifying Specific Learning Disability Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification provides accessible, authoritative guidance on specific learning disability (SLD), with the most up-to-date information on assessment, identification, interventions, and more.

Foreword ix Series Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Part One Definitions and Manifestations of Specific Learning Disabilities 1 One Overview of Specific Learning Disabilities 3 Marlene Sotelo-Dynega, Dawn P. Flanagan, and Vincent C. Alfonso Two The Neuropsychology of Reading Disorders: How SLD Manifests in Reading 29 Steven G. Feifer Three How SLD Manifests in Mathematics 59 Michèle M. M. Mazzocco and Rose Vukovic Four How SLD Manifests in Writing 103 Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling Five How SLD Manifests in Oral Expression and Listening Comprehension 145 Nickola Wolf Nelson and Elisabeth H. Wiig Six Nonverbal Learning Disabilities 195 Margaret Semrud-Clikeman Part Two Methods and Models of Specific Learning Disability Identification 219 Seven A Response to Intervention (RTI) Approach to SLD Identification 221 Jack M. Fletcher and Jeremy Miciak Eight Using Student Response to Intervention to Identify SLD: Requirements, Recommendations, and Future Research 257 Matthew K. Burns, Kathrin E. Maki, Kristy Warmbold-Brann, and June L. Preast Nine Cognitive Neuroscientific Contributions to Theoretical Understanding of SLD 285 Scott L. Decker, Rachel M. Bridges, and Tayllor Vetter Ten Integrating Instructionally Relevant SLD Diagnoses, Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses, and Positive Home-School Partnerships: Free and Appropriate Public Education for All 307 Nicole Lynn Alston-Abel and Virginia Berninger Eleven Dual Discrepancy/Consistency Operational Definition of SLD: Integrating Multiple Data Sources and Multiple Data-Gathering Methods 329 Dawn P. Flanagan, Vincent C. Alfonso, Megan C. Sy, Jennifer T. Mascolo, Erin M. McDonough, and Samuel O. Ortiz Twelve Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses Made Easy: The Discrepancy/Consistency Method 431 Jack A. Naglieri and Steven G. Feifer Thirteen Core Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP) and Dual Discrepancy/Consistency (DD/C) Models for SLD Identification: A Case Study Approach 475 Gail M. Cheramie, G. Thomas Schanding Jr., and Kristin Streich Part 3 Special Considerations in Specific Learning Disability Identification 503 Fourteen Difference or Disorder: Assessment of SLD with an English Learner 505 Samuel O. Ortiz, Kristan E. Melo, and Meghan A. Terzulli Fifteen Differential Diagnosis of SLD Versus Other Difficulties 549 Benjamin J. Lovett and David A. Kilpatrick About the Editors 573 About the Contributors 575 Author Index 577 Subject Index 597

Complete coverage of how SLD manifests in academic performance and oral languageExpert advice on and review of theory- and research-based approaches to SLD identificationExpanded to include greater coverage of PSW and RTI as well as nonverbal learning disabilityAddresses differential diagnosis of SLD versus other learning problems Accessible, highly practical SLD identification with strategies for immediate student support Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification offers state-of-the-art guidance and practical advice for the accurate identification of learning disorders. Featuring contributions from esteemed researchers and coverage of the most recent strategies for intervention and support, this book gives practitioners an accessible, authoritative resource that clarifies both the definition of SLD and methods of identification. Full coverage of SLD academic manifestations includes discussion of difficulties in reading, writing, mathematics, written expression, oral expression, listening comprehension and more, with a practically-oriented examination of multiple theoretical orientations and various approaches to identification. This new Second Edition features expanded coverage of nonverbal learning disabilities, neuropsychological perspectives, differential diagnosis of intellectual disability and speech-language impairment, Positive home-School Partnerships, and more, with extensive new coverage of identification approaches including the PSW and RTI. An invaluable resource for professionals who work with children at risk for learning disabilities, Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification merges authoritative information with practical guidance to facilitate accurate SLD identification — enabling timely intervention and the appropriate support that allows these children to lead successful, productive lives. Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series: Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third EditionEssentials of Planning, Selecting, and Tailoring Interventions for Unique LearnersEssentials of Dyslexia Assessment and InterventionEssentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading DifficultiesEssentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions