Special Education
Glossary
Learning Disabilities

 

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  1. Does not achieve commensurate with age and ability in one or more areas
  2. Discrepancy of 1.5 SD between intellectual abilities and achievement test scores in one of the following areas: oral language, listening comprehension, written expression, basic reading skills, reading comprehension, math calculations
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