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Early Identification of Learning Disabilities Using the Meeting Street School Screening Test

Mary Ann K. Rnfoth is an assistant professor in the Educational Psychology Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She holds a PhD from the University of Georgia in educational psychology with a major in school psychology. Her current research focuses on the early identijication of learn ing disabilities, prevention of learning problems through the introduction of eady interventions, and the development of children's memory and study skills. Address: Mary Ann K. Rafoth. Educational Psychology Department, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705.

Analysis of patterns of performance on the subtests of the Meeting Street School Screening Test administered in first grade was expected to be a better predictor of later placement in a learning disabilities program than the recommended cut-off score. The hypothesis was not supported. Use of subtest scatter predicted learning disability placements less accurately than chance.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 21, No. 3, 186-188 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/002221948802100312


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