What are learning disabilities, who has them, and what has been done about them? -- The LD lottery: who wins, who loses? -- What's at stake? Abilities, disabilities, and lotteries -- Picking the lucky tickets: difficulties in identifying people with learning disabilities -- Pretend that no one lost: issues regarding accommodations and special services -- The science of reading disabilities -- The mind of the child with LD: cognitive bases of reading and reading disabilities -- The brain of the child with LD: biological bases of reading and reading disabilities -- The genes of the child with LD: genetic bases of reading and reading disabilities -- Learning disabilities in the school, courtroom, and society -- Getting a better ticket: LD in the school -- There are no jackpots: LD in the courtroom -- What needs to be done -- LD: the lottery that everyone wins and loses.
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