The Learning Mystique: A Critical Look at Learning Disabilities - Softcover

Coles, Gerald

 
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Synopsis

Today, with alarming frequency, children of normal intelligence who do not perform at the same level as their peers are branded "learning disabled", the victims of a neurological dysfunction. This book demonstrates that the theories behind neurological explanations are unproven.

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About the Author

Gerald Coles is an educational psychologist and a former professor at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the University of Rochester. He is the author of The Learning Mystique: A Critical Look at "Learning Disabilities" and Reading Lessons: The Debate Over Literacy, and numerous articles on education.

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ISBN 10:  0394548981 ISBN 13:  9780394548982
Publisher: Random House USA Inc, 1987
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