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[quote=Anonymous]Short answer is yes -- severe discrepancy can still be used to declare an SLD as the "disorder" for an IEP in MD and MCPS.  The difference in the updated language means that the state is not required to ID children with severe discrepancies as LD, but MAY still do so.  If your child has a severe discrepancy, this together with the information you provide about struggling to meet grade level or having to work harder to meet grade level should be enough to declare SLD.

This happened to us last year in MCPS.  I will try to look at my paper work to give you more info. later.

PP is right about being able to receive an IEP even though no failing grades.  There are several other DCUM threads with info and cites on this, so pls search.  The law specifically says that a child does not have to be failing in grades to receive an IEP.

FWIW, the info you are looking at to prove "severe discrepancy" is IQ vs. achievement scores.  Compare percentiles and compare standard scores.  Significant differences in standard scores (and thus percentiles) are evidence of SLD -- look to see if your child has any discrepancies greater than about 1 1/2 standard deviations (1 deviation is about 15 points on the standard scale, so 1 1/2 is about 22.5.  Note standard scores are not percentile scores, but they do correlate.  Look up a bell curve chart to see what I mean.) [/quote]

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