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Kavale, Kenneth A.; Spaulding, Lucinda S.; Beam, Andrea P. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2009
Unlike other special education categories defined in U.S. law (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), the definition of specific learning disability (SLD) has not changed since first proposed in 1968. Thus, although the operational definition of SLD has responded to new knowledge and understanding about the construct, the formal definition…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Definitions, Theory Practice Relationship