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ERIC Number: EJ261654
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Similarities and Differences between Low Achievers and Students Classified Learning Disabled.
Ysseldyke, James E.; And Others
Journal of Special Education, v16 n1 p73-85 Spr 1982
The study compared 50 school-identified learning disabled (LD) children with a group of 49 low achieving students (nonLD) not identified as LD. Analysis indicated considerable similarities between the groups; an average of 96 percent of the scores were within a common range, and the performances of LD and low achieving children on many subtests were identical. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Labeling (of Persons), Learning Disabilities, Student Characteristics, Underachievement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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