6.27 Special Learning Needs Screening
ISSUE DATE: 09/2020
The Brief Screening Tool for Special Learning Needs indicates whether a participant needs a formal assessment to explore whether a learning disability is present.
Provide this screening to any participants:
· Not making progress on their goals 3 months after the development of their initial employment plan.· Demonstrating behaviors that indicate screening and assessment is needed at any time.
A learning disability is:
· Not the same as a low IQ or a developmental disability.· A neurologically based disorder in learning that can include difficulty in:· Processing information either by visual or auditory means – which can impact reading, spelling, writing, understanding or using language.· Prioritizing or organizing information.· Doing mathematics.· Following instructions.· Storing or retrieving information from short or long-term memory.· Using spoken language.· Clumsiness or difficulty with handwriting (from the Learning Disabilities Association of America).
The tools:
· Brief Screening Tool for Special Learning Needs (DHS-3504) (PDF).· MFIP Special Learning Needs Scoring Form (DHS-3504A-ENG) (PDF).
The Brief Screening Tool for Special Learning Needs is available in English only and should NOT be used with participants who speak limited English.
· For participant who speak only limited English and who show signs of perhaps having a learning disability, confer with mental health or education professionals to determine if culturally appropriate assessments are available.
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