Students with Learning Disabilities or Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
Published on 24. August 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-13-021225-2 (ISBN)
Description
Appropriate for courses in Introduction to Learning Disabilities and Introduction to Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.
Written to reflect the changing field of special education, this text presents current, practical information related to students with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders. The authors use a systems perspective to describe the characteristics of and issues related to students with high incidence disabilities. This is the first text available to combine discussion of these two disabilities.
Written to reflect the changing field of special education, this text presents current, practical information related to students with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders. The authors use a systems perspective to describe the characteristics of and issues related to students with high incidence disabilities. This is the first text available to combine discussion of these two disabilities.
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Content
1. An Introduction to Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.
2. The Nature of and Assumptions Regarding Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.
3. Developmental Context.
4. Biological Factors and Temperament.
5. Cognitive, Language, and Social-Emotional Characteristics.
6. Family Factors.
7. School and Classroom Factors.
8. Cultural Diversity and Gender.
9. Screening to Placement.
10. Supporting Learning and Behavior Change.
11. Supporting Learning and Behavior Change: Class and School-Wide Interventions.
12. Accommodating Students in Inclusive Settings.
13. Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities or Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.
14. Prevention and Early Intervention of Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.
Index.
2. The Nature of and Assumptions Regarding Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.
3. Developmental Context.
4. Biological Factors and Temperament.
5. Cognitive, Language, and Social-Emotional Characteristics.
6. Family Factors.
7. School and Classroom Factors.
8. Cultural Diversity and Gender.
9. Screening to Placement.
10. Supporting Learning and Behavior Change.
11. Supporting Learning and Behavior Change: Class and School-Wide Interventions.
12. Accommodating Students in Inclusive Settings.
13. Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities or Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.
14. Prevention and Early Intervention of Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.
Index.