Back on Track: A Response to Shaw, Cullen, McGuire, and Brinkerhoff.

Tomlan, Patricia S.; Mather, Nancy

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Publication Date: 1996

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Back on Track: A Response to Shaw, Cullen, McGuire, and Brinkerhoff.

Tomlan, Patricia S.; Mather, Nancy

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v29 n2 p220-24 Mar 1996

This commentary on an operational definition of learning disabilities (proposed by S. Shaw and others) considers benefits of the proposed definition, such as clarification of discrepancy issues and flexibility, but raises questions concerning the proposed levels in the definition, the role of clinical judgment, and legal considerations. (DB)

Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Learning Disabilities, Legal Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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