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ERIC Number: EJ300234
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Characteristics of Learning Disabilities Persisting into Adolescence.
Whyte, Lillian A.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v30 n1 p14-25 Mar 1984
Describes characteristics of learning disabled teenagers. Describes results of a study of 331 secondary students who completed a self-report inventory showing that childhood learning disability characteristics persist into adolescence, most seriously in the areas of visual perception, fine motor skills, and the ability to write and make spatial judgments. (SB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Persistence, Psychomotor Skills, Research Methodology, Secondary Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Spatial Ability, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Visual Perception, Vocational Education, Writing Difficulties
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Alberta