This conference brought together top researchers and educational practitioners to explore implications of changes in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004). The conference consisted of two parts: information sessions and workshop.
Information sessions. This part of the conference presented current research and thinking about topics related to responsiveness to intervention (RTI) and specific learning disability (SLD) determination procedures. For each of the informational sessions, you may download handouts (in pdf format) and view brief biographies of each speaker. Links to these materials are provided in the list below. In coming weeks, we will add video of each presentation.
Workshop. In this part of the conference, participants applied what they learned in the informational sessions. Teams of two to five individuals worked together to examine implications of IDEA 2004 provisions on their own state's SLD determination practices. Below, you will find links to the handouts (pdf) and tools and activities (Microsoft Word) used in the workshop. These are offered as a resource as your state or local education agency continues to revise its SLD determination procedures in light of new requirements.
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Funding for NRCLD is provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs. Award No. H324U010004. Opinions expressed herein are those of the National
Research Center on Learning Disabilities and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S.
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Last Updated: November 19, 2007
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