Questioning Discrepancies: Retaking the First Step 20 Years Later
- 1 November 1987
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Learning Disability Quarterly
- Vol. 10 (4) , 301-312
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1510604
Abstract
The term learning disability was scarsely off the breath of the early pioneers when a profession began questioning its own integrity. Today, the proliferation of students classified as learning disabled (LD) has caused social, political, economic, and educational concerns that, in turn, have produced serious questioning of practices. The driving force behind most conceptualizations of learning disabilities is the discrepancy between ability and achievement; yet, the dimensions of this parameter have not been documented.Keywords
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