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Assessment and Treatment of Learning Disabilities in Portugal

Vitor da Fonseca

Vitor da Fonseca, PhD, is a full professor in the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation at the Technological University of Lisbon. He has a master's degree in education from Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois, and a trainer diploma in cognitive modifiability from the International Center for Enhancement of Learning Potential of Jerusalem. His research interests relate to learning disabilities, neuropsychology, and cognitive education in children and adults. Address: Vitor da Fonseca, Rue Ernesto Veiga de Oliveira, N-21, 2-A/B, Edificios S. Juliao, 2780 Oeiras, PORTUGAL.

This article is one in our Special International Perspectives on Learning Disabilities series. The author attempts to present the actual contextual picture of the learning disabilities (LD) field in Portugal, where the school failure rate in public schools is approximately 37% and 29% in primary and secondary systems, respectively. The need for a clear educational and legislative definition of LD is advanced, as well as some expectations for that national problem. A critical analysis of the assessment and treatment models is given, as well as some suggestions for and challenges to the role of schools and personnel training centers. Research priorities also are taken into account.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 29, No. 2, 114-117 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/002221949602900201
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