Learning Disabilities : Theories, Diagnosis, and Teaching Strategies

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780395961148
• ISBN10: 0395961149
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Table of Contents

Preface	xix
Part I Overview of Learning disanbilities	1	(60)
Learning Disabilities: A Field in Transition	3	(32)
Historical Perspectives and Current Directions	35	(26)
Part II The Assessment-Teaching Process	61	(122)
Assessment	63	(48)
Clinical Teaching	111	(36)
Systems for Delivering Educational Services	147	(36)
Part III Theoretical Perspectives and Expanding Directions	183	(154)
Theories of Learning: Implications for Learning Disabilities	185	(36)
Medical Aspects of Learning Disabilities	221	(30)
Young Children with Learning Disabilities	251	(54)
Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities	305	(32)
Part IV From Theories to Teaching Strategies	337	(278)
Oral Language: Listening and Speaking	339	(46)
Reading	385	(56)
Written Language: Written Expression, Spelling, and Handwriting	441	(42)
Mathematics	483	(44)
Social and Emotional Behavior	527	(88)
Appendixes
Appendix A Case Study	561	(7)
Appendix B Phonics	568	(10)
Appendix C Tests	578	(9)
Appendix D Contact Informations for Educational Publishers and Organizations	587	(4)
Appendix E Glossary	591	(16)
Appendix F Final Regulations for the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 1997)	607	(8)
Resources	615	(14)
References	629	(29)
Author Index	658	(9)
Subject Index	667