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The Social Construction of Ability and Disability: I. Profile Types of Latino Children Identified as Language Learning Disabled.

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Ruiz, Nadeen T. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995

An ethnographic study of one elementary bilingual special education classroom found three profile types of students, ranging from severe language learning disabilities to normal abilities. Results show the inadequacy of the medical model and support a contextual performance view that acknowledges the role of instructional context in revealing the…

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Bilingual Education, Context Effect, Disability Identification