Requirements for Admission

Learning Disabilities Program

The Learning Disabilities Program serves only students who have been professionally diagnosed with specific learning disabilities and/or attention deficits. Therefore, each applicant must submit the results of a psycho-educational evaluation documenting the nature and severity of his or her disability. This evaluation must be recent (completed within the last three years), and the report must include the following information: The results of a standardized individual intelligence test. Acceptable tests include the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R), the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R), the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III), and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SB: FE). Age-equivalent Full Scale, Verbal, and Performance IQ scores, subtest scores, and a written evaluation should be included in the report. The results of a standardized individual achievement test. Acceptable tests include the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Tests of Achievement (WJPEB-Part II) and the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (K-TEA). Age-equivalent standard scores in the areas of reading skills, reading comprehension, mathematics, and written language should be reported. The results of other educational assessments pertinent to the student’s diagnosis or educational needs. The results of any additional formal or informal assessments of various areas of achievement are not essential, but can be helpful to program staff in determining how they might assist the student. The results of any assessments of behavior, when appropriate. If the applicant has been diagnosed with an attention deficit (ADD/ADHD), a full report of pertinent behavioral observations and the results of behavior rating scales must be included. For these purposes, the Conners Parent Rating Scale and the Conners Teacher Rating Scale are acceptable. A diagnostic statement. A brief statement documenting the existence and nature of the specific learning disability or attention deficit in accordance with applicable laws should accompany the report. In most cases, the diagnostic evaluation or re-evaluation conducted by the applicant’s school district or the specialist who initially diagnosed the student is sufficient for application purposes. For further information regarding evaluation requirements, please contact the Director of the Learning Disabilities Program. Back to LD Program Home