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Purposes and Design of the Study; Organization of the Book

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A Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia
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The Bergen Project was a longitudinal research and developmental study of primary grade children with severe school learning disabilities. It was carried out in the elementary schools of Bergen, Norway, beginning in 1977. Its theoretical goal was the development of a research strategy in which observations and assessments of personal and environmental factors are based more on real life functions and processes than on quantitative scores and products.

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Gjessing, HJ. (1989). Purposes and Design of the Study; Organization of the Book. In: A Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8704-4_1

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