Assessing Learning Disabilities: Effectiveness of the Symbol Language and Communication Battery (SLCB) Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Assessing Learning Disabilities: Effectiveness of the Symbol Language and Communication Battery (SLCB)

Creator

  • Author: Schraufnagel, Caitlin D.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Silverthorn, Persephanie
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Mahoney, Michael J.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2000-05

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This study examined whether the Symbol Language and Communication Battery (SLCB), a measure of learning disabilities (Lds), could identify children with Lds. In addition, possible behavioral differences were examined between unidentified and identified children. Eighty-five students (26 with school identified Lds; 59 unidentified) in the 4th and 5th grade participated in the study. Results indicated that the SLCB has good potential as a supplemental/screening measure of Lds. The SLCB was most effective in identifying children when SLCB diagnoses were restricted to the areas of reading, math, and writing. This study also found that teachers reported more behavioral problems in children with an SLCB diagnosis than children without a diagnosis, whereas unidentified children with SCLB diagnoses reported more behavioral problems than identified children.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Learning disabilities -- Diagnosis.
  • Keyword: learning disabilities
  • Keyword: psychological testing
  • Keyword: behavioral problems

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Holder: Schraufnagel, Caitlin D.
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 49930741
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2374750
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc2501

Degree

  • Degree Name: Master of Arts
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Degree Discipline: Psychology
  • Academic Department: Department of Psychology
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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