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

Coles, Gerald

 
9780449903513: The Learning Mystique: A Critical Look at Learning Disabilities

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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