Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Special Education Programs and Services
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section R. 340.1713 - Specific learning disability defined; determination
Current through Vol. 25-4, March 15, 2025
Rule 13.
(1) "Specific learning disability" means a disorder in 1 or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. Specific learning disability does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, of cognitive impairment, of emotional impairment, of autism spectrum disorder, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.
(2) In determining whether a student has a learning disability, the state shall:
(3) A determination of learning disability shall be based upon a full and individual evaluation by a multidisciplinary evaluation team, which shall include at least both of the following: