Identifying Students Who Have a Learning Disability or Students Who

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Essay

Identifying students who have a learning disability or students who have giftedness can be very difficult when the students do not speak English. Describe steps teachers might take to identify each of these groups of students before referring them.

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Definitions:

Mall Intercept Interviews

A qualitative research method where interviewers approach shoppers in malls to ask questions or conduct surveys about their behaviors or opinions.

Shopping Centers

A group of retail stores and other commercial establishments physically connected and designed to serve the shopping needs of the surrounding area.

Scientifically Selected

Scientifically selected implies a choice or decision made based on systematic and empirical methods of investigation, often involving controlled experiments or statistical validation.

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable.