Amber E. Brueggemann Taylor

2014

Bridging the Gap Between Research
and Practice

When the possibility of writing this text was first introduced I was somewhat hesitant because of my uncertainty of others’ interest in the topic. After consideration, the reason for my hesitancy became my motivation to complete the book. I first encountered the ambivalence and indifference surrounding learning disability diagnosis in graduate school when an instructor informed the class that she would not be discussing learning disability (LD) symptoms and identification because it was too boring.