The ABCs of Learning Disabilities
Published on 30. August 1996
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-12-762545-4 (ISBN)
Description
The ABCs of Learning Disabilities discusses the concept of learning disabilities and major research findings regarding learning disabled children, adolescents, and adults. Beginning with a history and definition of the field, coverage includes subtype classification, memory in the learning disabled, social aspects of learning disabilities, metacognition, reading problems, computation problems, writing skills, assessment, and remediation. Chapters are written in an engaging style, meant to encourage the beginning student to identify the "big picture" and to think about implications of conceptual issues and research data.
Reviews / Votes
"The breadth of pertinent information packed into the 237 pages of text of this book is most impressive. The wide scope of essential material is presented succinctly and in a very readable and engaging style. The author did a tremendous job of selecting from current and relevant literature across different areas an summarizing the material into a very cohesive whole... The book is an excellent potential text for any undergraduate or beginning graduate class on learning disabilities. This book would also be valuable for special educators, regular classroom teachers, school psychologists, speech pathologists, and other education and health care professionals...It is rare to see a book that covers both the research and the practical applications components of a field so well." --CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGYMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Undergraduate students in learning disabilities courses. Academics and researchers in educational and cognitive psychology.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
610 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-762545-4 (9780127625454)
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Other editions
New editions
Bernice Wong | Lorraine Graham | Maureen Hoskyn
The ABCs of Learning Disabilities
Book
03/2008
2nd Edition
Academic Press
€59.50
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Person
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.
Content
History of Learning Disabilities.
Defining Learning Disabilities.
An Overview on Subtyping Research in Learning Disabilities.
Research on Memory Processes in Children with Learning Disabilities.
Social Aspects of Learning Disabilities.
Metacognition and Learning Disabilities.
Informal Assessment of Reading Problems.
Arithmetic and Mathematics and Students with Learning Disabilities.
Assessment and Instruction of Writing Skills.
Epilogue.
References.
Index.
Defining Learning Disabilities.
An Overview on Subtyping Research in Learning Disabilities.
Research on Memory Processes in Children with Learning Disabilities.
Social Aspects of Learning Disabilities.
Metacognition and Learning Disabilities.
Informal Assessment of Reading Problems.
Arithmetic and Mathematics and Students with Learning Disabilities.
Assessment and Instruction of Writing Skills.
Epilogue.
References.
Index.