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Books on: learning disabled students

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Off Track: When Poor Readers Become "Learning Disabled"

Book by Louise Spear-Swerling, Robert J. Sternberg; Westview Press, 1996

Subjects:

Learning Disabilities--United States, Reading Disability--United States

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

"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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"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 scientific evidence about poor reading and the views pushed by large parts of the learning disabiliyt industry. . . . A must-read for educators and a should-read for everyone interested in education".Albert Shanker, President, American Federation of Teachers.
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Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at School: Educating Students with Nld, Asperger Syndrome and Related Conditions

Book by Pamela B. Tanguay; Jessica Kingsley, 2002

Subjects:

Asperger's Syndrome, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabled Children--Education

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...disability (NLD). BRIGHT AND LEARNING DISABLED If the child is young, say...may be either a program for learning disabled youngsters, or a regular education...is specifically geared to learning disabled children, or has primarily...
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Identification of Learning Disabilities: Research to Practice

Book by Renée Bradley, Louis Danielson, Daniel P. Hallahan; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002

Subjects:

Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabled Children--Education

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...FOR IDENTIFYING STUDENTS AS LEARNING DISABLED? 553...the numbers of students identified as learning disabled, the diversity...disabled and/or learning disabled with comorbid...that would help students cope with their...
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Handbook of Learning Disabilities

Book by H. Lee Swanson, Karen R. Harris, Steve Graham; Guilford Press, 2003

Subjects:

Learning Disabilities--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Learning Disabled Children--Education--United States--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...of the students in this study...sidered learning disabled or learning...conducted with students with mental...considered learning disabled. Emergent...identify students with LD...identification as learning disabled. In opposition...
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Perspectives on Learning Disabilities: Biological, Cognitive, Contextual

Book by Robert J. Sternberg, Louise Spear-Swerling; Westview Press, 1999

Subjects:

Constructivism (Education), Context Effects (Psychology) In Children, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities--Physiological Aspects, Learning Disabled Children--Education

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

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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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 of LD, its origins, its diagnosis, & effective remediation. Framing the discussion are introductory & concluding chapters written by the editors.
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Journal Articles on: learning disabled students

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Inclusion Programs for Learning Disabled Students in Middle Schools

Journal article by Rosemarie Kolstad, Mary M. Wilkinson, L.D. Briggs; Education, Vol. 117, 1997

Subjects:

Learning disabled--Education, Mainstreaming in education--Management, School districts--Management

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Inclusion programs for learning disabled students in middle schools...diagnostician says so. How Can Learning Disabled Students be Identified? Just as...Frankenberger Fronzaglio, 1993). Learning disabled students make up about half of the...
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Academic Programs for Gifted and Talented/learning Disabled Students

Journal article by Rich Weinfeld, Linda Barnes-Robinson, Sue Jeweler, Betty Shevitz; Roeper Review, Vol. 24, 2002

Subjects:

Education--Models, Educational innovations--Evaluation, Gifted children--Education, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Learning disabled--Education

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...for gifted and talented/learning disabled students. by Rich Weinfeld...self and society" (p. 2). Learning disabled students who are also gifted and...their larger programs for learning disabled students. The third high school...
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Mentoring Empowers Gifted/learning Disabled Students to Soar!

Journal article by Betty Shevitz, Rich Weinfeld, Sue Jeweler, Linda Barnes-Robinson; Roeper Review, Vol. 26, 2003

Subjects:

Gifted children--Education, Gifted children--Research, Learning disabled--Education, Learning disabled--Social aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Mentoring empowers gifted/learning disabled students to soar! by Betty...Meeting the needs of gifted learning disabled students. Roeper Review, 7, 16-19...Meeting the needs of gifted/learning disabled students: How far have we come...
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If Gifted/learning Disabled Students Have Wisdom, They Have All Things!

Journal article by Jin-Young Kim, Young-Gun Ko; Roeper Review, Vol. 29, 2007

Subjects:

Gifted persons--Evaluation, Gifted persons--Psychological aspects, Learning disabled persons--Evaluation, Learning disabled persons--Psychological aspects, Learning disabled--Evaluation, Learning disabled--Psychological aspects, Wisdom--Influence

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

If Gifted/learning Disabled Students Have Wisdom, They Have All...Press. Baum, S. M. (1985). Learning disabled students with superior cognitive abilities...enrichment program for gifted learning disabled students. Gifted Child Quarterly, 32...
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Improving Learning Disabled Students' Skills at Composing Essays: Self-Instructional Strategy Training

Journal article by Steve Graham, Karen R. Harris; Exceptional Children, Vol. 56, 1989

Subjects:

Composition (Language arts)--Study and teaching, Learning disabled youth--Testing, Simulated environment (Teaching method)--Usage, Special education--Case studies, Teaching--Research

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Improving learning disabled students skills at composing essays...training would improve learning disabled students writing. Students were taught...of the strategy with other students. * Learning disabled students have been characterized...

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Magazine Articles on: learning disabled students

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Learning-Disabled Students Make Sense of Mathematics

Magazine article by Jean L. Behrend; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 9, January 2003

Subjects:

Learning disabled persons--Education, Learning disabled--Education, Mathematics--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Learning-Disabled Students Make Sense of Mathematics. by Jean L. Behrend...Mathematical Problem-Solving Processes of Primary-Grade Students Identified as Learning Disabled." Ph.D. diss., University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1994...
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11 Ways to Improve Interaction with Learning-Disabled Students

Magazine article; Curriculum Review, Vol. 40, October 2000

Subjects:

Learning disabled--Education, Teacher-student relationships--Social aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...ways to improve interaction with learning-disabled students As more learning-disabled and physically-disabled students are mainstreamed into regular classrooms, both teachers and non-disabled students might benefit from the following...
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Movement Activities for Learning-Disabled Piano Students

Magazine article by Sarah Crouch; American Music Teacher, Vol. 55, December 2005

Subjects:

Disabled students--Education, Music Teachers National Association--Services, Music education--Methods, Music in education--Methods, Piano music--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...present. Additionally, learning-disabled students often are hindered by all...be helpful to teachers. Learning-disabled students often need to focus on...participate! Parents of my learning-disabled students attend lessons regularly...
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Art Appreciation: The Learning Disabled Look, Talk and Create

Magazine article by Winnie J. Ferguson, Luisa L. Owen; School Arts, Vol. 92, May 1993

Subjects:

Art appreciation--Study and teaching, Learning disabled--Education

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Since learning-disabled children are often...experience to stimulate learning. The art experience...find that their students are able to make...these art lessons, students continued to focus...appreciation to learning-disabled elementary school...
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Learning by Helping the Disabled: Contoocook Valley School District / New Hampshire

Magazine article; School Administrator, Vol. 65, March 2008

Subjects:

Disabled students, School districts

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Learning by Helping the Disabled: Contoocook...involving students at two schools...comments from students who have...cant help." "Learning about disabilities...learned how disabled people think...classroom learning has real...applications. For students who want...world of the disabled, the program...

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Newspaper Articles on: learning disabled students

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2 Private Schools to Merge Summit Academy Will Focus on Serving Learning-Disabled Students

Newspaper article by Emily Krone; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 13, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Academy Will Focus on Serving Learning-Disabled Students. by Emily Krone...exclusively on programs for students with severe learning difficulties by continuing...allows Summit to focus on students with learning difficulties - an underserved...
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Vouchers Helping the Learning Disabled

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 5, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the best students, with the...grounds for the disabled, hyperactive...parents of learning-disabled...Denmarks 80,000 learning-disabled children...normal" students alongside...particular learning disability...labeled as "disabled," a possible...
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Disabled Students Confront SOL Test

Newspaper article by Vaishali Honawar; The Washington Times, December 27, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Disabled students confront SOL test...took the Standards of Learning tests last year, but...increasing numbers of disabled students. Between 1997-98 and...while the number of disabled students rose by 3.35 percent...
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Disabled Students Gain from Options

Newspaper article by Michael Kelly; The Washington Times, June 11, 1999

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...teaches basic life and social skills to developmentally disabled students by integrating them gradually into mainstream classes...athletic facilities and an area for the Options Programs learning centers. This will allow the program to expand by...
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Middle Ground Found in Testing; Schools Can Alter Exams for Disabled Youth

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 5, 2007

Subjects:

Children--Laws, regulations and rules, Disabled students--Laws, regulations and rules, Schools--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...alternative tests given to the most severely disabled, which are too easy. The new rules aim...way to identify, teach, test what these students know," said Deputy Secretary of Education...developmentally delayed to those with learning difficulties as opposed to lumping them...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: learning disabled students

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Learning Disabilities

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...disabilities includes hyperactivity (hyperkinesis), short attention span, and impulsiveness. School programs for learning-disabled students range from a modified or supplemental program in regular classes to placement in a special school, depending...

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