Learning Disabilities
From Theory Towards Practice
Pearson (Publisher)
Published on 28. February 1998
Book
Hardback
444 pages
978-0-02-389321-6 (ISBN)
Description
This text is appropriate for courses in: Introduction to Learning Disabilities; Problems and Characteristics of Children with Learning Disabilities.
Learning Disabilities. Unlike other textbooks in the field, the focus of this comprehensive text is on explanatory theories of learning disabilities and the assessment and instructional/treatment programs generated within each theoretical model. By examining how theories and practices emerged in the past, the book helps students understand the developmental link to the assessment and instructional practices they will use as teachers. With its broad overview of the field, this text will give current and future teachers the ability to answer the question of "why" they have chosen a particular way of arranging instruction.
Learning Disabilities. Unlike other textbooks in the field, the focus of this comprehensive text is on explanatory theories of learning disabilities and the assessment and instructional/treatment programs generated within each theoretical model. By examining how theories and practices emerged in the past, the book helps students understand the developmental link to the assessment and instructional practices they will use as teachers. With its broad overview of the field, this text will give current and future teachers the ability to answer the question of "why" they have chosen a particular way of arranging instruction.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
771 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-02-389321-6 (9780023893216)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
I. THE CONTEXT AND POPULATION OF LEARNING DISABILITIES.
1. Sociopolitical Context for Educational Services to Students with Learning Disabilities.
2. Contemporary Characteristics of Learning Disabilities.
II. THE EVOLUTION OF THEORIES AND PRACTICES.
3. The Use of Theories to Guide Practices.
4. The Psychoneurological Model.
5. The Biological Model.
6. The Psycholinguistic Model.
7. The Behavioral Model.
8. The Cognitive Model.
9. The Social Constructivism Model.
III. EXPANSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THE FIELD.
10. Classroom Inclusion of Students with Learning Disabilities.
11. Family Research and Practices.
12. Future Trends and Issues in the Field of Learning Disabilities.
Index.
1. Sociopolitical Context for Educational Services to Students with Learning Disabilities.
2. Contemporary Characteristics of Learning Disabilities.
II. THE EVOLUTION OF THEORIES AND PRACTICES.
3. The Use of Theories to Guide Practices.
4. The Psychoneurological Model.
5. The Biological Model.
6. The Psycholinguistic Model.
7. The Behavioral Model.
8. The Cognitive Model.
9. The Social Constructivism Model.
III. EXPANSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THE FIELD.
10. Classroom Inclusion of Students with Learning Disabilities.
11. Family Research and Practices.
12. Future Trends and Issues in the Field of Learning Disabilities.
Index.