Specific Learning Disabilities Documentation Requirements

A comprehensive psycho-educational assessment from a psychologist or learning disabilities specialist that includes the following (please note that all of these tests must be based on adult norms):

• Clear statement of the specific learning disability with the DSM-IV diagnosis
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• A test used to measure intellectual ability, including scores and subtest scores

• • Acceptable IQ tests:
    
    Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test
    Stanford Binet 4th Edition
    Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – III (WAIS-III)
    Woodcock-Johnson III General Intellectual Ability (GIA)
  • Not acceptable:
    
    Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT)
    Slosson Intelligence Test
    Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI)
    Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – III (WISC-III)
    
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• A test used to measure academic achievement, including scores and subtest scores

• • Acceptable achievement tests:
    
    Nelson-Denny Reading Test
    Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults (SATA)
    Wechsler Individual Achievement Test – II (WIAT-II)
    Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement
    Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests – Revised
  • Not acceptable:
    
    Wide Range Achievement Test – 3 (WRAT-3)
    
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• A test used to measure processing ability, including scores and subtest scores

• • Acceptable processing tests:
    
    Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude - Adult
    Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities
    
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• Profile of academic strengths and weaknesses and how these relate to the academic limitation(s)
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• Clinical summary
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• Recommendations for reasonable academic accommodations