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A Note on Frames of References in the Assessment of Learning Disabilities

Anne Schlieper is director of the Department of Psychology at the Montreal Children's Hospital and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at McGill University. She also served as psychologist at the McGill University---Montreal Children's Hospital Learning Center. Dr. Schlieper received her PhD degree in psychology from McGil University. Requests for reprints should be addressed to her at the Psychology Department, Montrea Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper St., Montreal Quebec, Canada H3H 1P3.

Assessment of learning disabilities requires the gathering of both diagnostic and prescriptive information. While the normative frame of reference is adequate for diagnosis, a behavioral approach may be more suited to the prescriptive phase of assessment. The behavioral frame of reference is described and its relevance to prescriptive assessment is discussed.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 15, No. 2, 84-85 (1982)
DOI: 10.1177/002221948201500204


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