Concerns of Families of Children with Learning Disabilities.

Waggoner, Karen; Wilgosh, Lorraine

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Publication Date: 1990

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Concerns of Families of Children with Learning Disabilities.

Waggoner, Karen; Wilgosh, Lorraine

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v23 n2 p97-98,113 Feb 1990

Parents of learning-disabled children from eight families were interviewed. Seven fields of concern emerged, including parental involvement in education, parent-school relationships, support for parents, social concerns for the child, concern for the child's future, emotional strains of parenting, and effects on the family. (Author/PB)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Problems, Family Problems, Learning Disabilities, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Social Adjustment

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Language: English

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