Over the past thirty years, considerable time and effort have been expended and a great deal of money has been spent on the study of learning disabilities and learning problemstheir causes, effects, and possible remedies. For the purposes of this discussion, learning disabilities may be defined as perceptual handicaps, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. A learning disabled child is not mentally retarded; hidher IQ range may compare favorably with that of hidher peers, while hidher performance level does not. In other LEARNING PROBLEMS,
In a five-year period, 825 delinquent school drop-outs received their high school equivalency certificates from the MissouriState Department of Education. 37% of those receiving certificates enrolled in college full or part-time. 55% found jobs, enrolled in training programs, or entered the armed services. Only 3% were re-referred to the Court for additional services. These are the amazing results of a high school equivalency program staffed by volunteers and operated by
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