Learning Disabilities Occurring Concomitantly with Linguistic Differences

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-332

  Ortiz, Alba A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TEST; LEARNING DISORDER; MANPOWER; MINORITY GROUP; REVIEW; TEACHING;

ACHIEVEMENT; CULTURE; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MINORITY GROUPS; TEACHING;

EID: 0031136390     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221949703000307     Document Type: Article

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