Q: a. How do I know who to refer for Learning Disabilities Assessment?

b. Where do I send a student if I think he or she would benefit from being tested for a learning disability?

A: a. A student with a learning disability has an unusual profile of strengths and weaknesses.

Click here to read through a list of symptoms characteristic of a student with a learning disability.

b. If you think a student exhibits the kind of unusual profile described, you may refer him or her to the Intake Screening, the first of five meetings in the Learning Disabilities Assessment process.

Click here to find out where and when to send students. You may also print out the flyer and give to the student as it is written with the student in mind as the audience.

 

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