SECTION 614 EVALUATIONS, ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS, INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS, AND EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENTS Specific Learning Disability Section IDEA 2004 Laws SUMMARY DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY (6) SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES. · Specific Learning Disabilities—a district shall (A) IN GENERAL.--Notwithstanding section 607(b), when determining whether a not be required to take into consideration 614(b)(6) has a specific learning disability as defined in section 602, a local educational whether a student has a severe discrepancy agency shall not be required to take into consideration whether a child has a between achievement and intellectual ability…. severe discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability in oral Section 614(b)(6)(A). expression, listening comprehension, written expression, basic reading skill, reading comprehension, mathematical calculation, or mathematical reasoning. · Specific Learning Disabilities—a district may use a process that determines if the student (B) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.--In determining whether a child has a specific responds to scientific, research-based learning disability, a local educational agency may use a process that determines intervention as part of the evaluation if the child responds to scientific, research-based intervention as a part of the procedures…. Section 614(b)(6)(B). evaluation procedures described in paragraphs (2) and (3).
SECTION 614 EVALUATIONS, ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS, INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS, AND EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENTS Specific Learning Disability Section IDEA 2004 Laws SUMMARY DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY 614(b)(6) (6) SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES. (A) IN GENERAL.--Notwithstanding section 607(b), when determining whether a has a specific learning disability as defined in section 602, a local educational agency shall not be required to take into consideration whether a child has a severe discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability in oral expression, listening comprehension, written expression, basic reading skill, reading comprehension, mathematical calculation, or mathematical reasoning. (B) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.--In determining whether a child has a specific learning disability, a local educational agency may use a process that determines if the child responds to scientific, research-based intervention as a part of the evaluation procedures described in paragraphs (2) and (3). · Specific Learning Disabilities—a district shall not be required to take into consideration whether a student has a severe discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability…. Section 614(b)(6)(A). · Specific Learning Disabilities—a district may use a process that determines if the student responds to scientific, research-based intervention as part of the evaluation procedures…. Section 614(b)(6)(B).
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