Children labeled "severely learning disabled" are often apprehensive at the start of a new school year. But experts have made great strides in their research on helping disabled students achieve. Kojo speaks with Sally Smith, the founder of The Lab School, and the woman who literally 'wrote the book' on learning disabilities.
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Learning Disabilities
Listen Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2005 at 1:06 p.m. in Education
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Sally L. Smith
founder and director, The Lab School of Washington, DC; also Professor of Education and Director of the Special Education and Learning Disabilities Graduate Program, American University
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