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Samuel Kirk

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American psychologist and educator who coined the term learning disability

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According to Wikipedia, Samuel Alexander Kirk was an American psychologist and educator, who is best known for coining the term learning disability. Early life Kirk was born in Rugby, North Dakota on 1 September 1904, to the farmers Richard and Nellie Kirk. He grew up on in a farm town and taught farmhands how to read at night. Kirk served in the military where he created a program for recruits who struggled with reading and writing.

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