The ABCs of Learning Disabilities, Second Edition

✍ Scribed by Bernice Wong, Lorraine Graham, Maureen Hoskyn, Jeanette Berman

Publisher: Academic Press
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Leaves: 295
Edition: 2
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The ABCs of Learning Disabilities, Second Edition, discusses major research findings on learning disabilities in children, adolescents and adults in language, memory, social skills, self-regulation, reading, mathematics, and writing, with an additional chapter on assessment. This concise primer is intended for use as an undergraduate introductory text to the field. Written with an evenness of tone, breadth, and depth, the conveys an engaging style meant to encourage the beginning student to identify the "big picture” and to be interested in conceptual issues as well as research findings.

Undergraduate level text
90% new material
Concise introduction to field
Covers current concepts like removing the IQ-performance discrepancy formula in diagnosing learning disabilities
New chapter on self-regulation and learning disabilities
Whole school approach to social skills intervention

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