Deborah Speece
Deborah Speece is professor of special education at the University of Maryland. Her research interests include the development of children at risk for academic failure, alternative identification methods, and classification.
December 4-5, 2003 * Kansas City, Missouri
The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities sponsored this two-day symposium focusing on responsiveness-to-intervention (RTI) issues. The speakers, discussants, and participants assembled represented the wide diversity of individuals with a vested interest in LD determination issues. Advocates, instructional staff, researchers, and state-level education officials brought their collective and considerable expertise to the discussions.
Deborah Speece of the University of Maryland presented this invited paper during the symposium. For links to papers and materials, visit the main Symposium 2003 page.
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Deborah Speece is professor of special education at the University of Maryland. Her research interests include the development of children at risk for academic failure, alternative identification methods, and classification.
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The symposium was made possible by the support of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs. Renee Bradley, Project Officer. Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education. |