Twelve-year-old Peter is excellent in math and is considered a good student in most other subject areas.Peter,however,has a very difficult time comprehending written text and is failing his reading class.Peter is best classified as
A) learning disabled.
B) emotionally disturbed.
C) mentally retarded.
D) normal.

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Peter's difficulty in comprehending written text despite being good in other subject areas and his failing reading class indicate a learning disability, specifically a difficulty with reading comprehension.

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