The determination of whether a child suspected of having a specific learning disability is a child with a disability as defined in § 300.8, must be made by the child's parents and a team of qualified professionals, which must include—
(a)
(1)
The child's regular teacher; or
(2)
If the child does not have a regular teacher, a regular classroom teacher qualified to teach a child of his or her age; or
(3)
For a child of less than school age, an individual qualified by the SEA to teach a child of his or her age; and
(b)
At least one person qualified to conduct individual diagnostic examinations of children, such as a school psychologist, speech-language pathologist, or remedial reading teacher.
Code of Federal Regulations
(Authority:
20 U.S.C. 1221e-3
; 1401(30); 1414(b)(6))