| Description |
xi, 579 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Health reference series ; v. 33 |
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Health reference series ; v. 33
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Introduction to Learning Disabilities. Ch. 1. Understanding Learning Disabilities. Ch. 2. Brain Development and Implications for Learning. Ch. 3. Research in Learning Disabilities. Ch. 4. Learning Disabilities in the United States: Advocacy, Science, and the Future of the Field. Ch. 5. Selected Special Education Statistics -- Pt. II. Assessment. Ch. 6. Understanding Assessment Jargon. Ch. 7. The Assessment Process. Ch. 8. Methods of Gathering Assessment Information. Ch. 9. Primary Areas of Assessment -- Pt. III. Dyslexia and Other Academic Skills Disorders. Ch. 10. Facts about Dyslexia. Ch. 11. Academic Interventions for Children with Dyslexia Who Have Phonological Core Deficits. Ch. 12. Multisensory Approaches to Working with Dyslexic Students. Ch. 13. The Alphabetic Principle. Ch. 14. Dysgraphia: Learning Disabilities in Writing. Ch. 15. Dyspraxia: Learning Disabilities in Movement. Ch. 16. Dyscalculia: Learning Disabilities in Mathematics -- Pt. IV. Sensory and Communication Disorders. Ch. 17. Background Information on Developmental Speech and Language Disorders. Ch. 18. Update on Developmental Speech and Language Disorders. Ch. 19. Prevalence of Communication Disorders among Children in Special Education Classes. Ch. 20. Questions and Answers about Central Auditory Processing Deficits. Ch. 21. Auditory Processing Disorder and Interventions. Ch. 22. Visual Processing Disorder and Interventions -- Pt. V. Other Neurological Disorders that Impede Learning. Ch. 23. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). Ch. 24. The Effects of Stimulant Medication on Children with Attention Deficit Disorder. Ch. 25. Readings and Resources on AD/HD. Ch. 26. Understanding Autism. Ch. 27. Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Ch. 28. Antidepressant Holds Promise for Treating Autism -- Pt. VI. Legal and Social Information for Parents of Learning Disabled Children. Ch. 29. Legal Rights of Children and Youth Who Have Learning Disabilities (LD). Ch. 30. How Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of Applies to Students with LD and AD/HD. Ch. 31. Definitions Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Ch. 32. Stress Management for the Learning Disabled. Ch. 33. Building Self-Esteem. Ch. 34. Throwing the Book at Them: Remedial Assistance for LD Juvenile Offenders. Ch. 35. Some Reflections on Vulnerable Youth: Learning Disabilities and Substance Abuse -- Pt. VII. Special Information for Older Students and Adults with Learning Disabilities. Ch. 36. Adults with Learning Disabilities: Assessing the Problem. Ch. 37. Getting Ready for College: Advising High School Students with Learning Disabilities. Ch. 38. The Law and Its Impact on Postsecondary Education. Ch. 39. Educational Software and Adaptive Technology for Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities. Ch. 40. Social Skills: The Bottom Line for Adult LD Success. Ch. 41. Employing Persons with Learning Disabilities: Legal Implications and Management Strategies. Ch. 42. National Resources for Adults with Learning Disabilities |
| Notes |
Subtitle: Basic information about disorders such as dyslexia, visual and auditory processing deficits, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and autism, along with statistical and demographic data, reports on current research initiatives, an explanation of the assessment process, and a special section for adults with learning disabilities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Learning disabilities -- Diagnosis -- United States.
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Learning disabilities -- United States.
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Learning disabled children -- Education -- United States.
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Learning disabled -- Education -- United States.
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| Author |
Shin, Linda M.
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| LC no. |
97052049 |
| ISBN |
0780802101 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) |
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