Learning disabilities : nature, theory, and treatment
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Learning disabilities : nature, theory, and treatment
（Disorders of human learning, behavior, and communication）
Springer-Verlag, c1992
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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: us ISBN 9780387975900
Description
It is important to reaffirm the reality of the learning disabilities (LD) phenomenon as a condition that imposes genuine constraints on a student's ability to function, and not as some chimerical entity defined by an ever-changing political situation. Perceptual, memory, attention, linguistic, social, cognitive and neuropsychological factors are an integral part of LD. By mapping out in great detail and with much new data the acquired knowledge on learning disabilities, both empirical and theoretical, this book unravels many mysteries. This book is a landmark in learning disabilities studies, and it lays down solid foundations for future research and practical intervention in the field.
Table of Contents
1 Nature.- 1 History, Definition, and Diagnosis.- 2 An Alternative to the Food Processor Approach to Subtypes of Learning Disabilities.- 3 Educational Assessment.- 4 Psychosocial Characteristics of Learning Disabled Students.- 5 Metacognition.- 6 Adults with Learning Disabilities.- 2 Theory.- 7 Neuropsychological Theories of Learning Disabilities.- 8 The Visual Deficit Hypothesis.- 9 Phonological Deficits in Dyslexia: A "Sound" Reappraisal of the Verbal Deficit Hypothesis?.- 10 The Inactive Learner Hypothesis: Myth or Reality?.- 11 Genetics.- 12 Information Processing Models.- 3 Treatment.- 13 Behavioral Approaches.- 14 Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches in Reading and Written Language: Developing Self-Regulated Learners.- 15 Computer-Assisted Instruction: Potential and Reality.- 16 Pharmacological Intervention.- 17 Remediation of Psychological Process Deficits in Learning Disabilities.- 18 A Commentary on Learning Disabilities.- Author Index.
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: gw ISBN 9783540975908
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The essays in this text explore the reality of the learning disabilities phenomenon as a condition that imposes genuine constraints on a student's ability to function, and not some chimerical entity defined by an ever-changing political situation. Perceptual, memory, attention, linguistic, social, cognitive and neuropsychological factors are an integral part of learning difficulties. By mapping out in detail and with new data the acquired knowledge on learning disabilities, both empirical and theoretical, this book attempts to unravel some of the mysteries.
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