Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) Training Project

Module Five

Specific Learning Disabilities: Eligibility Determination under IDEA 2004 is a professional development module created by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Special Education Planning and Policy Development (SEPP) office for district and building level administrators, general and special educators, related service providers and parents that provides information regarding requirements when a student is being assessed for special education with a Specific Learning Disability (SLD).

Module Goal: To provide guidance to the process and forms that are required if a student is evaluated for special education eligibility with a SLD. Participants will:

• learn what a Specific Learning Disability is;
• become aware of how classroom practices and SLD eligibility are related;
• become aware of the process of determining eligibility with a SLD;
• learn how to use the forms and technical assistance around SLD.

• Facilitator's Introduction

• SLD Forms:
  • SLD 1
  • SLD 2
  • SLD 3
  • SLD 4 / OBS Preschool/Kindergarten
  • SLD 4 / OBS Elementary
  • SLD 4 / OBS Middle
  • SLD 4 / OBS Secondary
  • Mandated form 28M/10
  
  
• SLD TA Documents:
  • SLD TA 1
  • SLD TA 2
  • SLD TA 3
  • SLD TA 4
  
  
• Handouts:
  • Handout A: IDEA 2004 Section 300.307 – 300.311 — revised July 2023
  • Handout B: Stop and Think Worksheet
  • Handout C: Educational Assessment: Parts A and B
  • Handout D: Eligibility Flow Chart
  • Handout E: References
  
  

• Frequently Asked Questions

Last Updated: July 3, 2023