Reading Disability.
| Number | 1225 |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Drawer | 23 |
| Entry Date | 08/29/2001 |
| Authors | Fowler, A.E. & Scarborough, H.S. |
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| Publication | In Wagner, D.A., Venezky, R.L. & Street, B.V. (eds.) Literacy: An International Handbook. pp. 54-59. Boulder, Westview Press. |
| url | http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL1225.pdf |
| Abstract | [Introduction] Reading disability (RD) is the most prevalent of the various learning disabilities affecting children and adults. As defined by the U.S. Department of Education and incorporated into the Education for all Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142, 1968), the more general term learning disabilities includes a wide range of disorders in listening, speaking, writing, or mathematics that significantly interfere with school achievement and do not obviously stem from sensory deficits, low intelligence, emotional problems, or social disadvantage. Reading disability specifically involves “unexpected” reading failure and is evident in approximately 80 percent of those persons who quality as learning disabled under P.L. 94-142, either alone or in combination with other learning difficulties. |
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