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Learning About Learning Disabilities
In 1991 Academic Press published Bernice Wong's Learning About Learning Disabilities to great success, for it was the first text to give equal attention to the intellectual, conceptual, and practical aspects of learning disabilities. The Second Edition will keep up the momentum of this popular title, and bring the chapters up-to-date in this fast moving field. Topical coverage is both comprehensive and thorough, covering all aspects of learning disabilities including, assessment attention disorders memory, language, vision, socialization, reading, writing, and math. The book also offers chapters on learning disabilities in adolescents and adults.
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Learning About Learning Disabilities
In 1991 Academic Press published Bernice Wong's Learning About Learning Disabilities to great success, for it was the first text to give equal attention to the intellectual, conceptual, and practical aspects of learning disabilities. The Second Edition will keep up the momentum of this popular title, and bring the chapters up-to-date in this fast moving field. Topical coverage is both comprehensive and thorough, covering all aspects of learning disabilities including, assessment attention disorders memory, language, vision, socialization, reading, writing, and math. The book also offers chapters on learning disabilities in adolescents and adults.
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Learning About Learning Disabilities

Learning About Learning Disabilities

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Overview

In 1991 Academic Press published Bernice Wong's Learning About Learning Disabilities to great success, for it was the first text to give equal attention to the intellectual, conceptual, and practical aspects of learning disabilities. The Second Edition will keep up the momentum of this popular title, and bring the chapters up-to-date in this fast moving field. Topical coverage is both comprehensive and thorough, covering all aspects of learning disabilities including, assessment attention disorders memory, language, vision, socialization, reading, writing, and math. The book also offers chapters on learning disabilities in adolescents and adults.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780123884145
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Publication date: 11/27/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 464
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Bernice Wong is Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia. Prior to retirement, her passion had been writing intervention research with students with and without learning disabilities. In retirement, her love for writing has transformed from academic writing to short stories about interesting events in her life.

Table of Contents

1. Classification and identification of Learning Disabilities Jack M. fletcher 2. Learning Disabilities and Memory H. Lee Swason and Danielle Stomel 3. Brain and Behavioral Response to Intervention for Specific Reading, Writing and math Disabilities: What Works for Whom? Virginia W. Berninger and Michael Dunn 4. Social Relationships: The 4th R Judith Wiener and Victoria Timmermanis 5. Self-Regulation Among Students with LD and ADHD Robert R. Reid, Karen R. Harris, Steven Graham and Marcia Rock 6. Reading Interventions for Students in Early Primary Grades Sylvia Linan-thompson and Jeremy Miciak 7. Highlights in Reading Comprehension Intervention Research for Students with learning Disabilities Linda H. Mason and Jessica L. Hagaman 8. Instructional Interventions for Students with Mathematics Learning Disabilities Margo A. Mastropieri, Thomas E. Scruggs, Clara Hauth, and Dannette Allen-Bronaugh 9. Writing Instruction Charles A. MacArthur, Zoi Philippakos, Steve Graham, and Karen Harris 10. Assessment and Interventions for English Language Learners with Learning Disabilities Esther Geva and Katherine Herbert 11. Improving Outcomes for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities Patricia Sampson Graner and Donald D. Deshler 12. Effective Instruction for History and the Social Studies: What Works for Students with Learning Disabilities Susan De La Paz 13. Navigating the Postsecondary Landscape John G. Freeman, Allyson Harrison and Ena Holtermann with Ingrid Jackson and Todd Cunningham 14. Special Education Curriculum in an Era of High Standards John Woodward 15. Included, but Underserved: Rediscovering Special Education for Students with Learning Disabilities Jean B. Crockett, Elizabeth A. Filippi and Cheryl L. Morgan

What People are Saying About This

Robert Sloat

Outstanding review of field of learning disabilities. Current, up-to-date, comprehensive."

Diane Connell

Relevant topics and pertinent information.

Edward J. Kameenai

An excellent resource.

From the Publisher

Provides a comprehensive and thorough overview of learning disabilities!

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