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Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
Definition
A specific learning disability is defined as a disorder in one or more of the basic learning processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest in significant difficulties affecting the ability to listen, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematics. Associated conditions may include, but are not limited to, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, or developmental aphasia. A specific learning disability does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of a visual, hearing, motor, intellectual, or emotional/behavioral disability, limited English proficiency, or environmental, cultural, or economic factors.This definition is found in State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.03018, F.A.C.
Contacts
- Program Specialist: Zoe Mahoney,
- SLD District Contacts
State Laws and Regulations
The rules referenced below are specific to SLD. Please refer to Volume I-B: Florida Statutes and State Board of Education Rules, Excerpts Related to Exceptional Student Education (PDF, 8MB) for a complete listing of laws and regulations applicable to exceptional student education.- 6A-6.0331, F.A.C.: General Education Intervention Procedures, Identification, Evaluation, Reevaluation and the Initial Provision of Exceptional Education Services
- 6A-6.03018, F.A.C.: Exceptional Education Eligibility for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
Florida Resources
Publications
- Evaluations for Special Education Services: Information for Parents
- Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Weekly Memorandum: Select Excerpts
- Technical Assistance Paper DPS 2009-177 - Questions and Answers: State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.03018, Florida Administrative Code, Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities (PDF)
- Example Coversheet for the Written Summary of the Group’s Analysis of Data for SLD Eligibility Decisions (Word, 114KB)
This Word document is provided as a visual example. Viewers may download and modify it for their individual needs. - Technical Assistance Paper FY 2006-8 - The Response to Intervention (RtI) Model (PDF, 314KB)
- Technical Assistance Paper FY 2006-11 - Grading Policies for Students with Disabilities (PDF, 306KB)
- Technical Assistance Paper FY 2007-4 - Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® (FCAT) (PDF, 398KB)
- Florida Department of Education Statewide Response to Instruction/Intervention (RtI) Implementation Plan (PDF)
- Compilation of Stakeholder Concerns and Florida Department of Education (FDOE) Responses Regarding the Revised Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Rule (April 22, 2009) (PDF)
- Regional SLD Rule Workshop Presentation, November 2009
Projects
- Florida’s Response to Instruction/Intervention State website
- Problem-solving/Response to Intervention State Project
- Florida’s Response to Intervention-Positive Behavior Support Project
Websites
- iTunes U Resources
- Florida Center for Research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- Florida Center for Reading Research
- Florida Council for Exceptional Children