ERIC Number: EJ666791
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Publication Date: 2003
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Meeting the Challenge: Evoking Some Hope; From Personal Advocacy to Public Activism; Seeing Yourself Sitting There; Letting Kids' Gifts Shine Through; Revealing the Secrets of the Brain.
Sherman, Lee; Lewis, Bryan; Ramsey, Betsy; Tibbetts, Daniel; Kaplan, Kay; Berninger, Virginia
Northwest Education, v8 n3 p9-29 Spr 2003
Interviews with a learning disabled student, parent activist, teacher, tutor, and researcher reveal that learning disabilities are neurologically caused, not the result of low motivation or dysfunctional families. A variety of educational practices are explained that accommodate different learning styles of children with learning disabilities. It is important to identify these children early, before they fail. (TD)
Descriptors: Brain, Child Advocacy, Cognitive Style, Dyslexia, Early Intervention, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Interviews, Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Student Experience, Supplementary Education, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, Tutorial Programs
For full text: http://www.nwrel.edu/nwedu/08-03/.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United States (Northwest)
Note: Theme issue title: "The Hidden Disability: When Bright Children Struggle To Learn."
