title: Alternative models of learning disabilities identification: considerations and initial conclusions.
abstract: The final session of the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) Responsiveness-to-Intervention (RTI) Symposium, "What are alternative models to LD identification other than RTI?" included four papers that discussed concerns over the exclusive reliance on an RTI approach to learning disability identification, considerations for analyzing proposed LD identification models, and various alternatives to LD identification. The work of the participating panelists is summarized in this discussant paper, and next steps for the NRCLD in light of these presentations are suggested.
authors.affiliation: National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045-3101, USA.
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Daryl F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Mellard
authors.forename: Sara E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Byrd
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004519:Education, Special / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome