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Peer reviewedChandler, Harry N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
The author cites lack of standards for retaining students despite increased advocacy of the procedure, and suggests that learning disabled students would gain very little by retention. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Learning Disabilities, Standards
Peer reviewedBarnett, Katherine P.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1996
Explores grade retention rates among children with undiagnosed learning disabilities (LD). Data collected on 344 students referred for special-education evaluation revealed that, of the 201 who possessed an LD, 71.6% had been retained at least once. Minority and urban LD students were more apt to be retained before being referred for evaluation.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
