The process that should determine the selection procedures for learning disability specialists is conceptualized. The base represents the essential qualities necessary for all special educators before they are admitted for training in the field. The second level represents qualities that can be taught and enhanced, and the third are the style of behavior and the temperament that can and should be matched with the child to form “a treatment alliance.”
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