LD or Not LD, That Was the Question: A Retrospective Analysis of Child Service Demonstration Centers' Compliance with the Federal Definition of Learning Disabilities.

Mann, Lester; And Others

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Publication Date: 1983-Jan

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LD or Not LD, That Was the Question: A Retrospective Analysis of Child Service Demonstration Centers' Compliance with the Federal Definition of Learning Disabilities.

Mann, Lester; And Others

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v16 n1 p14-17 Jan 1983

Data from reports of the federally funded Child Service Demonstration Centers (CSDCs) are said to show that only three CSDCs adhered to all criteria in the federal definition of learning disabilities. The author suggests that LD should be adopted as a generic term for all mild handicaps. (CL)

Descriptors: Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Learning Disabilities, Mild Disabilities

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