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Learning Disabilities - in education, any of various disorders involved in understanding or using spoken or written language, including difficulties in listening, thinking, talking, reading, writing, spelling, or arithmetic. They may affect people of average or above-average intelligence. Learning disabilities include conditions referred to as perceptual handicaps, minimal brain dysfunction


16 of the Best Books and Articles on: Learning Disabilities

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    Perspectives on Learning Disabilities: Biological, Cognitive, Contextual » Read Now

    by Robert J. Sternberg, Louise Spear-Swerling. 316 pgs.

    Although the term learning disabled (LD) is widely used, few agree on its definition or origins. This edited volume attempts to bridge that knowledge gap by bringing together experts from a variety of perspectives-biological, cognitive, educational, sociological, & interactive-to discuss the nature...
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    Our Labeled Children: What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know about Learning Disabilities » Read Now

    by Elena L. Grigorenko, Robert J. Sternberg. 290 pgs.

    Twenty percent of all school-aged children in this country have been labeled Learning Disabled. But what is a genuine learning disability? How does it differ from garden-variety poor learning? How can we more accurately assess and then teach to individual learning strengths instead of merely...
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    Successful Educators: A Practical Guide for Understanding Children's Learning Problems and Mental Health Issues » Read Now

    by Nathan Naparstek. 189 pgs.

    An insider's guide for educators who want to develop a better understanding of children's learning problems. The text will be helpful for educators including classroom teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, or graduate students who want to develop...
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    Parenting Children with Learning Disabilities » Read Now

    by Jane Utley Adelizzi, Diane B. Goss. 242 pgs.

    In a straightforward and empathetic tone, Adelizzi and Goss sensitively offer support to parents of children with learning disabilities who wish to see their children grow to their full potential. While juggling the complex expectations imposed upon them, parents often combat confusion, anger, fear...
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    Research and Global Perspectives in Learning Disabilities: Essays in Honor of William M. Cruickshank » Read Now

    by Daniel P. Hallahan, Barbara K. Keogh. 362 pgs.

    This volume honors the founder of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD), William M. Cruickshank, and his many accomplishments. His influence on special education in general, and learning disabilities in specific, is evident throughout the world. Consistent with his...
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    The Social Dimensions of Learning Disabilities: Essays in Honor of Tanis Bryan » Read Now

    by Mavis L. Donahue, Bernice Y. L. Wong. 242 pgs.

    Bringing together over 25 years of research into the social aspects of learning disabilities (LD), this book presents a range of topics that reflect on the richness of research interests in the discipline. In honor of Tanis Bryan, the pioneer in research on social competence of children with LD, the...
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    Identification of Learning Disabilities: Research to Practice » Read Now

    by Renée Bradley, Louis Danielson, Daniel P. Hallahan. 856 pgs.

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    Inclusive Education: A Global Agenda (Chap. 8 "Inclusion of Pupils with Learning Disabilities in General Education Settings") » Read Now

    by Sip Jan Pijl, Cor J. W. Meijer, Seamus Hegarty. 182 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    This book is based on the assumption that inclusive education is a necessary part of providing high quality education for all. Using international examples, it clarifies the rationale for inclusion and demonstrates
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    Facing Learning Disabilities in the Adult Years » Read Now

    by Joan Shapiro, Rebecca Rich. 224 pgs.

    Between five and eleven million individuals in this country struggle with learning disabilities throughout adulthood, and it is estimated that two to three percent of incoming college freshman are learning disabled. In fact, learning-disabled adults are the fastest growing population of disabled...
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    Off Track: When Poor Readers Become "Learning Disabled" » Read Now

    by Louise Spear-Swerling, Robert J. Sternberg. 336 pgs.

    "There is no more definitive, and readable, account of why we have witnessed a huge increase of reading-disabled studentsand why we are mostly wrong in framing this and many other academic problems as a disability. Spear-Swerling and Sternberg masterfully demonstrate the disconnects between...
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    Speaking, Reading, and Writing in Children with Language Learning Disabilities: New Paradigms in Research and Practice » Read Now

    by Katharine G. Butler, Elaine R. Silliman. 363 pgs.

    The ability to use language in more literate ways has always been a central outcome of education. Today, however, "being literate" requires more than functional literacy, the recognition of printed words as meaningful. It requires the knowledge of how to use language as a tool for analyzing...

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