1. William N. Bender, PhD, is an assistant professor in special education at the University of Georgia. He completed his doctorate at the University of North Carolina in 1983. He has completed over 30 published articles and is currently working on two textbooks in the field. His primary interests are behavior and social development of children with LD in mainstream classes, and consultation/evaluation of mainstream classes for students with mild handicaps.
2. Jeffrey K. Smith is an associate professor of educational psychology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He is also Director of Research and Development for the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers. He has a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a doctorate from the University of Chicago. He specializes in research on factors influencing test performance. Address: William N. Bender, Department of Special Education, University of Georgia, 570 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602.