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A Closer Look At Learning Disabilities

A Closer Look At Learning Disabilities Guest Editorial A CLOSER LOOK AT LEARNING DISABILITIES William E. Greenlee and Hare Betty educators created the term dis- Special purposefully learning abilities to remediation for those did children who not provide for the retarded of intellectual qualify range global functioning. These selected cases were unable to con- profit academically from ventional instructional and practices required remedial or special rather than those of a correctional nature asso- techniques usually ciated with and teach- inadequate inappropriate developmental We are concerned about these and children, ing. professionally teacher It is the in- how are affected they by training programs. tent of this article to relevant observations from field- present based and alternatives which are in the best suggest experiences their interests of children and handicapped parents. The term disabilities was not coined as an learning originally administrative convenience for or but grouping categorization, such classes have been used as a unfortunately many dumping William E. is an assistant of education at professor special Greenlee, EdD, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky Betty Hare, is an assistant of education at in EdD, professor special Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 345 motivation and for behavior related to ground problems poor This was never the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Academic Therapy SAGE

A Closer Look At Learning Disabilities

Academic Therapy , Volume 13 (3): 5 – Jan 1, 1978

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Copyright © by SAGE Publications
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0001-396X
DOI
10.1177/105345127801300313
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Abstract

Guest Editorial A CLOSER LOOK AT LEARNING DISABILITIES William E. Greenlee and Hare Betty educators created the term dis- Special purposefully learning abilities to remediation for those did children who not provide for the retarded of intellectual qualify range global functioning. These selected cases were unable to con- profit academically from ventional instructional and practices required remedial or special rather than those of a correctional nature asso- techniques usually ciated with and teach- inadequate inappropriate developmental We are concerned about these and children, ing. professionally teacher It is the in- how are affected they by training programs. tent of this article to relevant observations from field- present based and alternatives which are in the best suggest experiences their interests of children and handicapped parents. The term disabilities was not coined as an learning originally administrative convenience for or but grouping categorization, such classes have been used as a unfortunately many dumping William E. is an assistant of education at professor special Greenlee, EdD, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky Betty Hare, is an assistant of education at in EdD, professor special Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 345 motivation and for behavior related to ground problems poor This was never the

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Academic Therapy SAGE

Published: Jan 1, 1978

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