Identification Decisions: Who is the Most Consistent?

Abstract

This study was designed to: (a) examine the type of judgments on LD characteristics rendered by multidisciplinary team members and (b) explore which of the groups typically represented on a staffing team was most homogeneous in making decisions on LD students. The consistency of judgment among groups were comparable when making judgments on LD and non-LD characteristics. Thus, the findings were supportive of the multidisciplinary approach to identification and evaluation of LD children and youth.