Graduate students from the Department of Special Education and Department of Educational Psychology, working under faculty supervision, use a multidisciplinary model of assessment. During the two-day evaluation period, the following areas are explored:

• written language
• reading (decoding)
• reading comprehension
• listening comprehension
• math calculations
• math reasoning

In addition, hearing and vision acuity are screened and an intellectual assessment is made. These procedures ensure that all requirements of Indiana Article 7 (Indiana law governing the education of students with disabilities) and IDEA (Federal law governing the education of students with disabilities) are met. Norm-referenced and informal assessment and interview techniques are used.

How to Schedule an Appointment

For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact:

Linda J. Hargrove, Ph.D., Director

Teachers College, Room 722
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
(765) 285-5704 or (765) 285-5700
Fax: (765) 285-4280

Objectives of the Center

The Diagnostic Learning Center is supported by the Department of Special Education with the following objectives:

• The Diagnostic Learning Center serves as a practicum site for teaching and refining the diagnostic and programming skills of graduate students.
• Ball State students administer, score, and interpret accurately a variety of techniques designed to diagnose academic skill deficiencies. 
• Ball State students communicate in spoken and written language in jargon-free terms with parents, clients, peers, and professionals from other disciplines.
• The Diagnostic Learning Center offers psychoeducational evaluation services that supplement those available through the local school corporations or other community agencies.
• The Diagnostic Learning Center serves as a research site for faculty and students with the extensive case data that have been gathered.