In its latest notification to recruit 1,100 assistant surgeons, the Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB) has earmarked 18 vacancies for candidates with Specific Learning Disability (SLD), in ...

The Department of Clinical Psychology at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) organised a national seminar and Continuing Rehabilitation Education (CRE) event on “Current trends and ...

Many years ago, Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson (1968) performed a fascinating experiment in elementary school classrooms. They led teachers to believe that a special test had revealed that ...

In what feels like a former life, I was a school psychologist and evaluated students for exceptional children’s (special education) services. The assessment would include academic, intelligence and ...

Up to 10 percent of the population are affected by specific learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating to 2 or 3 pupils in every classroom, according to a new review.

Can you answer the following question? What are six data points at or below the 9th percentile on a Curriculum Based Measurement (“CBM”)? Don’t know the answer? Count yourself among the tens of ...

Two months ago, I wrote an article about the the declining numbers of students identified as having “specific learning disabilities,” the largest of the 13 categories that are included in Individuals ...

Not all children learn at the same speed or through the same ways, but persistent challenges with reading, writing, and mathematics may warrant testing for a learning disability. Learning disabilities ...