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Vulnerability to Achievement Stressors: More Evidence That Students with Learning Disabilities Require Intensive Intervention
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Jessica M. Namkung; Lynn S. Fuchs – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2025
In this article, we introduce the term "vulnerability to achievement stressors," which refers to differentially low achievement when shifts in the educational environment "stress" or threaten the capacity of an individual or a group of individuals to make academic progress. We also introduce a methodological framework for…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Student Needs, Stress Variables
LD or Not LD, That Was the Question: A Retrospective Analysis of Child Service Demonstration Centers' Compliance with the Federal Definition of Learning Disabilities.
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Mann, Lester; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
Data from reports of the federally funded Child Service Demonstration Centers (CSDCs) are said to show that only three CSDCs adhered to all criteria in the federal definition of learning disabilities. The author suggests that LD should be adopted as a generic term for all mild handicaps. (CL)
Descriptors: Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Toward a Science of Learning Disabilities.
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Myklebust, Helmar R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
The author responds to an article (EC 151 569) questioning the federal definition of learning disabilities (LD) because federally funded child service demonstration centers did not adhere to it. He asserts that this argument is faulty and that LD can be defined. (CL)
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs