Students Classified as LD and the College Foreign Language Requirement: Replication and Comparison Studies.

Sparks, Richard L.; Javorsky, James

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ERIC Number: EJ589569

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Publication Date: 1999

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Students Classified as LD and the College Foreign Language Requirement: Replication and Comparison Studies.

Sparks, Richard L.; Javorsky, James

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v32 n4 p329-49 Jul-Aug 1999

Two studies examined students with learning disabilities who were allowed to substitute other courses for the college foreign-language (FL) requirement. Both studies found similar demographic, cognitive, academic achievement, and FL-aptitude profiles for the students. Article concludes that educators should not assume that students with LD require course substitutions for FL requirements or experience problems with FL learning. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Required Courses, Second Language Learning, Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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