Increases in the number of students in the learning disabilities category between 1975 and 2000 has been attributed to all of the following factors EXCEPT
A)poor diagnostic procedures.
B)teachers' reluctance to change teaching methods when students aren't doing well.
C)increase in poverty and stress on families and children.
D)increase in prevalence of mental retardation.

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The increase in the number of students in the learning disabilities category between 1975 and 2000 was not attributed to an increase in the prevalence of mental retardation, as this condition has become less common due to advancements in prenatal and perinatal care. Poor diagnostic procedures, teachers' reluctance to change teaching methods, and an increase in poverty and stress on families and children have all been cited as contributing factors to the rise in the number of students with learning disabilities.

Increases in the Number of Students in the Learning Disabilities