¶ … Intervention Early identification of learning disabilities in children is critical to the development of a child's abilities. Identification allows for tailored interventions sooner, which optimizes outcomes (Wilkinson, 2010). Unfortunately, a wide array of problems exists in attempting to identify a disability. Difficulties include the family's denial of problems and an incomplete evaluation. The authors discuss several approaches for identification of learning disabilities with a detailed discussion of each one (National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities [NJCLD], 2007). After a discussion of risk indicators that may be linked with learning disabilities and protection factors linked with the lack of learning disabilities, the authors note that these indicators are not conclusive (NJCLD, 2007). The authors support systematic observation and comprehensive evaluation to assess learning disabilities (NJCLD, 2007). Finally,...

The authors suggest considering the child's strengths and needs and using "well-defined goals, objectives, content, materials, and support" (NJCLD, 2007). Effective instructional programs include classroom accommodations that vary from child-to-child. Here, the authors assert that special education services may be delivered to children with learning disabilities in a classroom that integrates those children with typically developing children (NJCLD, 2007). In doing so, there may be accommodations necessary to adjust for students with disabilities, but the typically developing children…