What is a severe discrepancy for SLD?
In California, a severe discrepancy is defined as a difference between intellectual ability (“IQ) and achievement of 1.5 standard deviations (or more)*.
What is the discrepancy model in special education?
The discrepancy model is a way to capture and compare a student’s scores on different types of tests. It compares assessments of a child’s intellectual ability ( IQ ) with how much progress he’s making in school (his academic achievement).
What is ability achievement discrepancy?
The ability–achievement discrepancy is defined as a statistically significant difference between a child’s score on a measure of achievement in one or another academic domain such as reading or math and the child’s score on a measure of intellectual ability, typically in the form of IQ.
What is the PSW model?
A pattern of strengths and weaknesses (PSW) is one approach for determining specific learning disabilities (SLD). As opposed to the old-school discrepancy model, which tells clinicians if a student is performing more poorly than expected, PSW seeks to determine why a student is performing more poorly.
How do you measure SLD?
Criteria for Determining SLD
- oral expression.
- listening comprehension.
- written expression.
- basic reading skills.
- reading fluency skills.
- reading comprehension.
- mathematics calculation.
- mathematics problem solving.
How do you calculate discrepancy?
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How many points is a discrepancy model?
The accepted criteria for identifying a student as having a learning disability with the IQ-achievement discrepancy is a difference of at least two standard deviations (30 points).
What is a student PSW?
The Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW) Model is one of three models outlined in CA Education Code for use in identifying students for special education under the classification of Specific Learning Disability.
What is the RTI model for SLD?
The Response to Intervention Process. The purpose of RTI is that of a prevention model to limit or prevent academic failure for students who are having difficulty learning by providing “scientific research-based interventions” to bring students up to grade level achievement.