Required Documentation Submit a written diagnostic report of specific learning disabilities that is based on age appropriate, comprehensive, psycho educational evaluations using adult normed instruments. The assessment or evaluation which leads to the diagnosis must be administered by a trained and qualified (i.e., certified and/or licensed) professional (e.g., psychologist, school psychologist, neuropsychologist, or educational diagnostician) who has had direct experience with adolescents and adults with learning disabilities. An appropriate Psycho Educational Evaluation must include comprehensive measures in each of the following areas: Aptitude: evaluation must contain a complete intellectual assessment, with all sub-tests and standard scores reported. Examples Of Measures (including but not limited to): Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-R) Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery Kaufman Adolescent And Adult Intelligence Test Academic Achievement: evaluation must contain a comprehensive achievement battery with all sub-tests and standard scores reported. The test battery should include current levels of functioning in the relevant area(s). Examples of Achievement (including but not limited to): Wechsler Individual Achievement Tests (WIAT) Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery Stanford Test of Academic Skills (TASK) Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults (SATA) Information Processing: evaluation should assess specific information processing areas such as short- and long-term memory, sequential memory, auditory and visual perception/processing, processing speed, executive function, and motor ability. Examples of Achievement (including but not limited to): Wechsler Individual Achievement Tests (WIAT) Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery Stanford Test of Academic Skills (TASK) Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults (SATA) Diagnostic Report The diagnostic report must include the following information: A diagnostic interview that addresses relevant historical information, past and current academic achievement, instructional foundation, past performance in of difficulty, age at initial diagnosis, and history of accommodations used in past educational settings and their effectiveness. A list of all instruments used in the test battery.
Required Documentation Submit a written diagnostic report of specific learning disabilities that is based on age appropriate, comprehensive, psycho educational evaluations using adult normed instruments. The assessment or evaluation which leads to the diagnosis must be administered by a trained and qualified (i.e., certified and/or licensed) professional (e.g., psychologist, school psychologist, neuropsychologist, or educational diagnostician) who has had direct experience with adolescents and adults with learning disabilities. An appropriate Psycho Educational Evaluation must include comprehensive measures in each of the following areas: Aptitude: evaluation must contain a complete intellectual assessment, with all sub-tests and standard scores reported. Examples Of Measures (including but not limited to): Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-R) Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery Kaufman Adolescent And Adult Intelligence Test Academic Achievement: evaluation must contain a comprehensive achievement battery with all sub-tests and standard scores reported. The test battery should include current levels of functioning in the relevant area(s). Examples of Achievement (including but not limited to): Wechsler Individual Achievement Tests (WIAT) Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery Stanford Test of Academic Skills (TASK) Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults (SATA) Information Processing: evaluation should assess specific information processing areas such as short- and long-term memory, sequential memory, auditory and visual perception/processing, processing speed, executive function, and motor ability. Examples of Achievement (including but not limited to): Wechsler Individual Achievement Tests (WIAT) Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery Stanford Test of Academic Skills (TASK) Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults (SATA) Diagnostic Report The diagnostic report must include the following information: A diagnostic interview that addresses relevant historical information, past and current academic achievement, instructional foundation, past performance in of difficulty, age at initial diagnosis, and history of accommodations used in past educational settings and their effectiveness. A list of all instruments used in the test battery.