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Focus on Early Literacy to Reduce Inappropriate Referrals to Special Education

A new report commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) – "Review of Special Education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts" — includes a powerful message about the importance of early literacy.

The report, prepared by Thomas Hehir and Associates, focuses on "disability categories whose determination – whether a child is identified as having a disability or not – might involve a greater degree of subjectivity." It finds that Massachusetts has the nation’s second highest rate (after Rhode Island) of identifying children with special needs. It also finds that districts with large numbers of children from low-income families have higher rates of identifying students as eligible for special education than wealthy districts.

by Irene Sege

Full Story: http://eyeonearlyeducation.org/2012/05/08/focus-on-early-literacy-to-reduce-inappropriate-referrals-to-special-education/

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