in accordance with Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.310. In the case of a child of less than school age or out of school, a qualified professional must observe the child in an environment appropriate for a child of that age. The eligibility determination must be documented in accordance with Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.311.
Discrepancy Model A severe discrepancy exists between the intellectual ability and achievement in one or more of the following academic areas: • Oral expression • Listening comprehension
• Written expression • Basic reading skills
• Reading comprehension • Mathematics calculation • Mathematics reasoning The discrepancy is due to a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes and is not a result of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantages. Basic psychological processes include attention, visual processing, auditory processing, sensory- motor skills, and cognitive abilities, including association, conceptualization, and expression. Intellectual ability includes acquired learning potential and shall be determined by a systematic assessment of intellectual functioning. The level of achievement includes the child’s level of competence in materials and subject matter explicitly taught in school and shall be measured by standardized achievement tests. Response to Intervention (RtI) Model The IDEA ( Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.307 ) requires states to adopt eligibility criteria for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability. States “must not require” the use of a severe discrepancy between intellectual ability and achievement for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability as defined in Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8(c)(10) and must permit the use of a process based on the child’s response to scientific, research-based intervention. Alternative Method Model States “must permit” other alternative research-based procedures for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability.
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