A guide to the diagnosis of learning disabilities in deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults.
This article provides a guide to psychological tests and test procedures recommended for diagnosing learning disabilities in deaf and hard-of-hearing youth and adults. Tests are evaluated relative to their usefulness with deaf and hard-of-hearing persons in school and rehabilitation settings. These data provide the basis for recommendation of a battery of tests for use by school, vocational, and general psychologists in evaluating deaf and hard-of-hearing youth and adults for learning disabilities.
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Margaret S. Sterck School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Newark, Delaware.
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