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Learning Disabilities (Special Education)

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Special Ed Grads Learn Struggling Doesn't End with School: In his contribution to the revealing Los Angles Times series, Louis Sahagun profiles four special education students who finished Narbonne High School in 1999. Their stories illustrate the carry-over effect of continuing handicaps into the workplace and junior college. This article raises the serious question of whether special education in California is providing minimal skills for post-high-school life. NOTE: You must register and pay to download this article. Click the link and search under the article title.

Learning: Many Problems but Many Remedies: Mel Levine: Meet Dr. Mel Levine, an innovative researcher who has compiled the only comprehensive model of the learning components of the brain. Reporter Richard Colvin contends that schools use outdated and discredited testing to label rather than diagnose kids with learning problems. Levine's contrasting view stresses learning differences rather than disabilities and rejects the functional versus dysfunctional dichotomy. This article stands out even within the outstanding Los Angeles Times series on special education. NOTE: You must register and pay to download this article. Click the link and search under the article title.

Resource List for Parents of Kids With Learning Disabilities: This addendum to the Los Angeles Times series on special education (the series is a must-read for anyone affected by or interested in learning disability or California's special education programs) lists resources and sources of information on learning disabilities and special education. NOTE: You must register and pay to download this article. Click the link and search under the article title.