Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j2AI74C23558; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:07:04 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:07:04 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200503101805.j2AI5HC23459@literacy.nifl.gov> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Glenn Young" <gyoungxlt@comcast.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4621] RE: Spanish Screen - request for help X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2356 Lines: 62 Thanks for the question ... Since this would be anonymous ... There would be no issue for the program as far as follow up ... Research such as this, is often conducted with no implied follow-up or the participants ... Since the participants would not know what this is about ... There should be no confusion ... They can be told that this is just a survey being conducted on past education and other history ... For data collection ... I think there should be NO statement in anyway to the participants that this is a screen for learning disabilities or anything of the sort ... Since many of them will not know what LD is, and this would cause confusion, and also many may have a negative connotation of the term "disability" which could get a lot of false negatives ... Also .. If we told them it was a LD screen, then, your right, they would expect some kind of follow up ... Or want to know the results ... So that is why, for this purpose ... Getting some "gross" numbers, we need to keep it simple, and anonymous and with out participants knowing what it is ... I hope this answers the question .. Glenn Young 505 East Braddock Rd # 608 Alexandria VA 22314 703-684-1750 gyoungxlt@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: nifl-ld@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-ld@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Varshna Narumanchi-Jackson Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:02 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-LD:4619] RE: Spanish Screen - request for help Glenn, Aren't you worried that such screening without appropriate follow-up might be confusing or upsetting to participants? I would wonder why I am being asked a bunch of questions if nothing comes of it. If I were to recommend this idea to some program directors, what would be a safe response to the question? Sincerely, Varshna. on 3/9/05 10:34 AM, Glenn Young at gyoungxlt@comcast.net wrote: > The only thing that would be reported from the data > collected is that the screen was administer to X number of > persons, and that Y number of persons were found to have scores > based on the screening design that indicated there could be LD. > > > If there is actually a significant finding of those at risk for LD > through this screen, it may stimulate additional research in this > area. (And any report on the findings will be filled with caveats on the whole issue.)
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