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9780816040759

The Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816040759

  • ISBN10:

    0816040753

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-05-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

Alphabetic entries define and describe learning disabilities and their treatment, relevant legal topics, and education terms while offering resources for educators and parents.

Author Biography

Carol Turkington is a medical writer and editorial consultant. She has contributed articles to Psychology Today, Parents Magazine, Current Health, Geriatrics, The Scientist, and Pediatric Management, among other publications, and is the author of numerous books on human health Joseph R. Harris, Ph.D., has extensive post-doctorate training in pediatric neuropsychology and learning disabilities as well as special education law and has worked as a school district psychologist, special education director, psychological researcher, and child and adolescent psychological diagnostician

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Introduction xi
Entries A to Z
1(250)
Appendixes 251(26)
Glossary 277(4)
Bibliography 281(4)
Index 285

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Excerpts

Millions of Americans, both children and adults, suffer from some form of learning disability, resulting in difficulties with spoken and written language, coordination, self-control, self-esteem, and attention. Studies of the causes of learning disabilities and their impact on society have resulted in an explosion of complicated jargon that is daunting to the layperson, especially a parent whose child has been diagnosed with a learning disability.
The Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities presents a comprehensive look at these disorders in a way that is understandable to educators, professionals, and general readers alike.
More than 400 detailed entries define the different types of learning
disabilities and problems, including neurological damage, perceptual
dysfunction, and language disorders; their causes and treatments; relevant psychological and medical terms; pharmacology; and therapies. The volume also includes appendixes offering information on relevant directories and organizations, periodicals, standardized tests, and government regulations.
Coverage includes:
The Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA)
Cognition
Eye-hand coordination
Hyperactivity
Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
Learned helplessness
Motor skills
Norms
Occupational therapist
Reasoning ability
Sensory impairment
Task analysis
Word recognition.

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