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ERIC Number: EJ341217
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Learning Disabilities Theory: Its Current State and Future Prospects.
Torgesen, Joseph K.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v19 n7 p399-407 Aug-Sep 1986
Fundamental assumptions concerning the cause of learning disabilities are described and criticized. At a broader level, research and theory in three different paradigms are discussed: (1) neuropsychological; (2) information processing; and (3) applied behavior analysis. Four recommendations for future progress in the conceptualization and treatment of learning disabilities are offered. (JW)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Etiology, Learning Disabilities, Neurology, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Applied Behavior Analysis