Learning Disabilities
Nature, Theory, and Treatment
Published on 8. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 620 pages
978-1-4613-9135-7 (ISBN)
Description
It is important to reaffirm the reality of the learning disabilities (LD) phenomenon as a condition that imposes genuine constraints on a student's ability to function, and not as some chimerical entity defined by an ever-changing political situation. Perceptual, memory, attention, linguistic, social, cognitive and neuropsychological factors are an integral part of LD. By mapping out in great detail and with much new data the acquired knowledge on learning disabilities, both empirical and theoretical, this book unravels many mysteries. This book is a landmark in learning disabilities studies, and it lays down solid foundations for future research and practical intervention in the field.
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XIII, 620 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
955 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4613-9135-7 (9781461391357)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4613-9133-3
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Additional editions
Book
12/1991
Springer
€117.69
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Content
1 Nature.- 1 History, Definition, and Diagnosis.- 2 An Alternative to the Food Processor Approach to Subtypes of Learning Disabilities.- 3 Educational Assessment.- 4 Psychosocial Characteristics of Learning Disabled Students.- 5 Metacognition.- 6 Adults with Learning Disabilities.- 2 Theory.- 7 Neuropsychological Theories of Learning Disabilities.- 8 The Visual Deficit Hypothesis.- 9 Phonological Deficits in Dyslexia: A "Sound" Reappraisal of the Verbal Deficit Hypothesis?.- 10 The Inactive Learner Hypothesis: Myth or Reality?.- 11 Genetics.- 12 Information Processing Models.- 3 Treatment.- 13 Behavioral Approaches.- 14 Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches in Reading and Written Language: Developing Self-Regulated Learners.- 15 Computer-Assisted Instruction: Potential and Reality.- 16 Pharmacological Intervention.- 17 Remediation of Psychological Process Deficits in Learning Disabilities.- 18 A Commentary on Learning Disabilities.- Author Index.