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Our labeled children
what every parent and teacher needs to know about learning disabilities
By Sternberg, Robert J. & Grigorenko, Elena
- ISBN
- 978-0-73820-185-6
- Publisher
- Reading, Mass. : Perseus Books, 1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1999
Technically, learning-disabled individuals are those who experience difficulty in one or more academic areas despite displaying average or better IQ; 20 percent of all school-aged children in the United States fall into this category. Sternberg (psychology and education, Yale) and Grigorenko (a research scientist at Yale) argue that this criterion is inadequate because it does not differentiate between physiological and external causes. Furthermore, they support flexible teaching methods that address students' indiv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
