The memory processes of learning disabled adolescents were compared to those of their non-disabled age-level and reading-level counterparts. The learning disabled individuals performed similarly to their nondisabled reading-level peers on global recall measures. More detailed analyses, however, revealed that their actual processing was more similar to their age-level counterparts.
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