1. Diagnosis Definition:
Diagnosis is an ongoing procedure that involves continuous analysis of student behavior, measurement of samples of that behavior, careful evaluation of the measurement results and change of instructional strategies that results in positive change in student performance.
Major Concepts
ongoing procedure
continuous analysis
student behavior
measurement
samples
evaluation
change

2. Types of Learners
Inductive vs. Non-Inductive

3. Non-Inductive Learners
Slow Learning Rate
Vocabulary Deficits
Non-priming Performance
Difficulty in Generalizing and Abstracting
Thinking / Linguistic deficits
Whole – part and part – whole learning deficit

4. Categories of Non-Inductive Learners
Decoding
Comprehension
Decoding / Comprehension