Research and Global Perspectives in Learning Disabilities : Essays in Honor of William M. Cruickshank

by Hallahan, Daniel P.; Keogh, Barbara K.; Keogh, Barbara K.; Lloyd, John Wills

• ISBN13: 9780805836172
• ISBN10: 0805836179
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

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 international activities, the contributors to this book represent nine different countries. The chapters reflect a range of perspectives on "the state of the art" in learning disabilities, documenting both commonalities and differences across countries. Taken together, the chapters provide a comprehensive and informative picture of learning disabilities.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(12)
Daniel P. Hallahan
Barbara K. Keogh
The Lives and Careers of Bill and Dorothy Cruickshank	13	(12)
Doris Johnson
Barbara Keogh
Neurobiological Basis of Learning Disabilities	25	(18)
Michelle Y. Kibby
George W. Hynd
Comorbid ADHD and Learning Disabilities: Diagnosis, Special Education, and Intervention	43	(22)
Ronald A. Kotkin
Steven R. Forness
Kenneth A. Kavale
Social Functioning of Students with Learning Disabilities	65	(28)
Dheepa Sridhar
Sharon Vaughn
Using Assessment to Account for and Promote Strong Outcomes for Students with Learning Disabilities	93	(18)
Lynn S. Fuchs
Douglas Fuchs
Strategic Learning in Students with Learning Disabilities: What Have We Learned?	111	(20)
Lynn Meltzer
Marjorie Montague
Structure and Effective Teaching	131	(16)
Margaret P. Weiss
John Wills Lloyd
The Concept of the Least Restrictive Environment and Learning Disabilities: Least Restrictive of What? Reflections on Cruickshank's 1977 Guest Editorial for the Journal of Learning Disabilities	147	(20)
Jean B. Crockett
James M. Kauffman
Learning Disabilities: A Life-Span Approach	167	(14)
Paul J. Gerber
Learning Disabilities in Australia	181	(16)
John Elkins
Learning Disabilities in Canada	197	(20)
Bernice Y. L. Wong
Nancy Hutchinson
Learning Disabilities in Germany: A Retrospective Analysis, Current Status and Future Trends	217	(22)
Gunther Opp
British Orientations to Specific Learning Difficulties	239	(16)
K. Wedell
Learning Disabilities in Japan	255	(18)
Masayoshi Tsuge
Learning Disabilities in the Netherlands	273	(18)
Luc M. Stevens
Wim van Werkhoven
Reading Disabilities in Scandinavia	291	(18)
Ingvar Lundberg
Torleiv Hoien
Learning Disabilities Studies in South America	309	(18)
Luis Bravo-Valdivieso
Neva Milicic Muller
The Challenge of International Research in Learning Disabilities	327	(8)
Susan A. Vogel
Author Index	335	(16)
Subject Index	351