Learning Disabilities

by Swanson; H. Lee

• ISBN13: 9780805803921
• ISBN10: 0805803920
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-03-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Overview of Theoretical and Research Issues	p. 1
Definitional Assumptions and Research Issues	p. 13
References	p. 19
Intelligence And Learning Disabilities	p. 21
Intelligence and Learning Disabilities: An Introduction	p. 23
References	p. 35
Cognitive Science Perspectives on Intelligence and Learning Disabilities	p. 41
References	p. 56
A Sideway Glance at This Thing Called Ld: A Context X Process X Person Framework	p. 59
References	p. 72
Implications of the Distinction Between Academic and Practical Intelligence for Learning-Disabled Children	p. 75
References	p. 90
The Diagnostic and Educational Utility of Thinking Aloud During Problem Solving	p. 93
References	p. 107
IQ and Learning Disabilities: R.I.P	p. 111
References	p. 126
Social Cognition: Motivational And Social Aspects	p. 129
Social Factors in Learning Disabilities: An Overview	p. 131
References	p. 137
Learning Disabled Adolescents' Vulnerability to Victimization and Delinquency	p. 139
References	p. 152
Behavior Problems in Children with Learning Problems	p. 155
References	p. 172
Social Competence and Learning Disabilities: A Prospective Study	p. 175
References	p. 188
Subtyping Research	p. 193
Subtyping in Learning Disabilities: Introduction to the Issues	p. 195
References	p. 198
Methodological Issues in Cluster Analysis: How Clusters Become Real	p. 201
References	p. 211
A Critical Appraisal of Empirical Subtyping Research in Learning Disabilities	p. 215
References	p. 227
Cognition And Academic Performance	p. 231
Cognition and Academic Performance: An Introduction	p. 233
References	p. 243
Toward an Interactive Model: Teaching Text-Based Concepts to Learning Disabled Students	p. 247
References	p. 259
Phonological Synthesis Tasks: A Developmental, Functional, and Componential Analysis	p. 263
References	p. 275
Diagnostic Assessment of Listening and Reading Comprehension	p. 277
References	p. 295
	p. 297
	p. 298
Cognition and Academic Performance in Children with Learning Disabilities, Low Academic Achievement, Diabetes Mellitus, and Seizure Disorders	p. 299
References	p. 313
Learning Disabilities in Children with Clinical Depression	p. 315
References	p. 327
Children With, Learning Disabilities: The Role of Achievement in Their Social, Personal, and Behavioral Functioning	p. 333
References	p. 349
Author Index	p. 353
Subject Index	p. 367
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