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. 2015 Apr;70(3):281.
doi: 10.1037/a0038983.

Selma Sapir (1916-2014)

Nathan Frishberg  1 , John D Hogan  1
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Selma Sapir (1916-2014)

Nathan Frishberg et al. Am Psychol. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

This article memorializes Selma Sapir (1916-2014), a child psychologist and innovator in treating children with learning disabilities. Sapir authored or coauthored five books on treating and educating children with learning disabilities. She developed four tests: the Sapir Dimension of Learning, the Sapir Learning Lab Language Scale, the Sapir Self-Concept Scale, and the Sapir Developmental Scale. In 1997-1998, she served as president of the International Council of Psychologists (ICP). For many years, she was the ICP representative to the United Nations.

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