Contrasting Adult Literacy Learners With and Without Specific Learning Disabilities
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Contrasting Adult Literacy Learners With and Without Specific Learning Disabilities.
Contrasting adult literacy learners with and without specific learning disabilities This study of 311 adult education (AE) learners found 29% self-reported having a specific learning disability (SLD). Significant differences in demographic, academic, and life experience variables between the adult learners with and without SLD included: prior participation in special education, having both an S...
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عنوان ژورنال: Remedial and Special Education
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0741-9325,1538-4756
DOI: 10.1177/0741932508315053