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Learning disabilities: Two of the most dreaded words that parents and grandparents will ever hear: learning disabilities.

"The term 'learning disability' was first used, formally, by the American educator Samuel Kirk in 1963 to describe children who were experiencing academic difficulties ..."(1)
Many studies have been, and continue to be, done on the topic of learning disabilities. Equally as many reports have been written on the subject. Still, finding a standard definition for learning disabilities has proven impossible so far. Perhaps the difficulty lies in the definition or meaning of the term itself. [Next]











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