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Peer reviewedBlair, Clancy; Scott, Keith G. – Journal of Special Education, 2002
Analysis of Florida data (n=159,129) found that new born infants with any of four risk factors for low socioeconomic status (SES) were 1.2 to 3.4 times more likely than others to have a learning disability placement by age 12 to 14. Proportion of placements attributable to low SES was 30 percent among boys and 39 percent among girls. (Contains…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics, Learning Disabilities
