Specific Learning Disabilities
SLD is a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using spoken or written language.Â
The disability may be exhibited as an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations.Â
SLD also includes conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia and developmental aphasia.
Evaluation Planning Guide - MasterPlease refer to the Evaluation Planning Guide for information on the assessments needed and who to involve.
Interview Forms
Initial Evaluations:
Parent
Parent/Caregiver Interview - Initial Evaluations: Gathers data on homework activities, student's perception of school, and student's approach to learning new skills. (Click here for a Google Form version)
Information Processing Checklist: Student's teacher or parent rates behaviors as adequate, inadequate, or not observed. Item clusters align with MN SLD criteria. (Click here for a Google Form version)
Student
Student Interview: Gathers data on a student's perceived organization, storage, acquisition, retrieval, expression, and manipulation capabilities. (Click here to make a copy)
Teacher
Information Processing Checklist: Student's teacher or parent rates behaviors as adequate, inadequate, or not observed. Item clusters align with MN SLD criteria. (Click here for a Google Form version)
Reevaluations:
Parent
Parent/Caregiver Interview - Reevaluations: Gathers data on information processing abilities, parent concerns, health conditions, and student strengths/interests. (Click here for a Google Form version)
Student
Student Interview: Gathers data on a student's perceived organization, storage, acquisition, retrieval, expression, and manipulation capabilities. (Click here to make a copy)
Observation Forms
Structured Observation Form: Gathers data on academic skills, behaviors related to learning routines, and information processing capabilities. (Click here to make a copy)