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Peer reviewedPrater, Mary Anne – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2003
Ninety fictional children's books that portrayed at least one character with a learning disability were analyzed. Most characters with learning disabilities were dynamic and were the main character. Most commonly, the learning disability was in reading and written language and services were received in a resource room. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Bibliotherapy, Characterization
