Theory and Research in Learning Disabilities

✍ Scribed by Che Kan Leong (auth.), J. P. Das, R. F. Mulcahy, A. E. Wall (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 283
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Although a number of books have appeared on learning disabili­ ties, we feel that the present book has two distinct features which are not found in most others. It is multidisciplinary and it com­ bines theory with practice. A group of researchers from the disciplines of Psychology in­ cluding medical psychology and information processing, Reading, Special Education and Physical Education interacted with each other before and after their presentations in a conference (November 1980, at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada), and then wrote their chapters for this book. We hope that their chapters were enriched by the discussions and arguments which happened in formal and informal settings during the authors' stay in Edmonton. Dr. Leong could not attend the conference, but was asked to write the introductory chapter for the book. The contributors to this volume have been involved with basic research as well as with clinical and educational research in learning disabilities. Some of them have a theoretical rather than a practical interest. However, a serious interest in a handicapping condition perhaps compels one to consider its amelioration no matter how 'pure' is the researcher. It is because of such a feeling.that those who do basic research have sug­ gested procedures for applying their findings. The result is a balanced product, entailing theory and practice.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Promising Areas of Research into Learning Disabilities with Emphasis on Reading Disabilities....Pages 3-26
Research in Learning Disabilities: A View of Status and Need....Pages 27-44
Definition of Learning Disabilities: A Clinical Approach....Pages 45-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
The Development of Mediated Behavior in Children: An Alternative View of Learning Disabilities....Pages 61-83
Reading Disability and Its Relation to Information Integration....Pages 85-109
The use of Rationally Defined Subgroups in Research on Learning Disabilities....Pages 111-131
Front Matter....Pages 133-134
Cognitive Clarity and Reading Disabilities....Pages 135-153
How Reading Difficulties Develop: Perspectives from a Longitudinal Study....Pages 155-187
Reading and Spelling Difficulties....Pages 189-200
Computer-Aided Learning: Performance of Hyperactive and Learning Disabled Children....Pages 201-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-216
Image of the Act....Pages 217-235
The Study of Movement Learning Disabilities....Pages 237-251
Physically Awkward Children: A Motor Development Perspective....Pages 253-268
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
The Next Moves....Pages 271-281
Back Matter....Pages 283-287

✦ Subjects

Behavioural Sciences