Using Specific Learning Disorders diagnosis criteria for early Identification. The proposal of Protocol developed in the Aosta Valley Region

Italian Law n. 170/2010 clarified the characteristics of the Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), as well as the needed interventions that the school must operate to provide the supports to these students. In particular, the 2013 Guidelines required the Regions to coordinate the implementation of practices for early identification. After reviewing the legislative path, the article presents the Protocol drawn up in the Aosta Valley, discussing the theoretical choices, the implemented system, the methodology of intervention and the results of the monitoring process. Teachers show difficulties in a process of identification of inter-individual differences and of their impact on the development.