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Special Education identifies more male children than female

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What are some possible reasons that more boys than girls are identified with learning disabilities?

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male children are being identified with learning disabilities more than their female counterparts

may be liikely is schooling has become more feminized over the years

subject matter schools teach has changed over the years

males and females handle emotions in different ways

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There is a growing trend in American schools where male children are being identified with learning disabilities more than their female counterparts. This could be for several reasons, but one reason that may be likely is schooling has become more feminized over the years. There is an larger number of female teachers in public schools especially during the earlier years of education. The subject matter schools ...

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