Increases in the Number of Students in the Learning Disabilities

question 44

Multiple Choice

Increases in the number of students in the learning disabilities category between 1975 and 2000 has been attributed to all of the following factors EXCEPT

• A)poor diagnostic procedures.
• B)teachers' reluctance to change teaching methods when students aren't doing well.
• C)increase in poverty and stress on families and children.
• D)increase in prevalence of mental retardation.

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Diversity

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