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Peer reviewedTorgesen, Joseph K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
Fundamental assumptions concerning the cause of learning disabilities are described and criticized. At a broader level, research and theory in three different paradigms are discussed: (1) neuropsychological; (2) information processing; and (3) applied behavior analysis. Four recommendations for future progress in the conceptualization and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Etiology, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedHood, Lois; And Others – Discourse Processes, 1980
Presents a case study of an elementary school child with a learning disability to illustrate that both performance and disability have to be understood in terms of the social environments with which they are linked. (FL)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies, Child Language
