The speech-language pathologist's role in an interdisciplinary approach to learning-disabled children.
Individual and environmental factors or characteristics influence disabled learners, particularly in reference to language disorders. An interaction of various fields is needed to minimize the impact of learning disabilities on a child's education and subsequent ability to communicate successfully. Various components of communication are affected by the inability to decode and encode language. Language areas most greatly influenced by learning disabilities are discussed.
Los Angeles Unified School District, Marina Del Rey, California.
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Cordova
D001307:Auditory Perception; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010819:Physician's Role; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology