It depends: A sociohistorical account of the definition and methods of identification of learning disabilities

Teachers College Record

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2195-2219

  Gallego, Margaret A ^a   Durán, Grace Zamora ^b   Reyes, Elba I ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b United States Department of Education   (United States)

^c Casa Grande Union School District   (United States)

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EID: 33750157573     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2006.00779.x     Document Type: Review

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