Learning about learning disabilities
Wong, Bernice Y. L.2004
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This book gives equal attention to the intellectual, conceptual, & practical aspects of learning disabilities & up to date information. Coverage is both comprehensive and thorough, with 3 sections encompassing the research aspects of learning disabilities
Main title:
Learning about learning disabilities / edited by Bernice Y. L. Wong
Author:
Imprint:
San Diego Elsevier Academic Press c2004
Collation:
632 p. illustrations
Contents:
Section I. Conceptual, historical, and research aspects of learning disabilities: Learning disabilities: an historical and conceptual overview -- Learning disabilities and memory -- Language processes and reading disabilities -- Peer relationships and learning disabilities -- Self-regulation among students with LD and ADHD -- The reading brain in children and youth: a systems approach -- Section II. Instructional aspects of learning disabilities: Difficulties in reading comprehension for students with learning difficulties -- Writing instruction -- Instructional interventions in mathematics for students with learning disabilities -- Social competence/social skills of students with learning disabilities: interventions and issues -- Strategic academic interventions for adolescents with learning disabilities -- Social competence of adolescents with learning disabilities: interventions and issues -- The science of schooling for students with learning disabilities: recommendations for service delivery linking practice with research -- A community of practice: implications for learning disabilities -- Section III. A lifespan approach to understanding learning disabilities: Learning dis/ability as the intersection of competing discourses: implications for classrooms, parents, and research -- Adolescents with learning disabilities: revisiting -- Adults with learning disabilties -- Understanding learning disabilities through a father's perspective
ISBN:
9780127625331 (hbk)
Dewey class:
371.9 LEA
Local class:
371.9
Language:
English
BRN:
77997
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | NADO Collection | 371.9 LEA | Available |