Limited longitudinal data on learner characteristics and performance are available in the learning disability field. This study, however, follows the course of reading achievement over a five- to seven-year period of a group of children with learning problems. These students' characteristics are described in detail along with their relationship to reading achievement over time. The data support the premise that academically related deficits persist over time in LD populations.
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