Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
Contemporary Viewpoints
Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
ISBN: 978-3-7186-0623-8
Verlag: Routledge
This volume examines the field of learning disabilities and the education of learning disabled (LD) children through the eyes of several experts. Contributors bring to the book such diverse academic backgrounds as education, psychology, special education and medicine. The chapters, adapted from lectures given at the Landmark West School in California, include audience questions and responses. Chapters on new medications for the LD child, contemporary research on dyslexia and educational strategies for improving reading are complemented bychapters on social and emotional issues that affect the families of learning disabled children, adolescents and young adults.
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lecture1 Lecture, Larry B. Silver; Chapter 1 The Role of the Family in Helping the Child or Adolescent with Learning Disabilities; lecture2 Lecture, Franklin R. Manis; Chapter 2 Current Trends in Dyslexia Research; lecture3 Lecture, James Gardner; Chapter 3 Understanding and Helping Learning Disabled Students to Survive and Thrive in Society; lecture4 Lecture, Steven Forness; Chapter 4 Social and Emotional Dimensions of Learning Disabilities; lecture5 Lecture, Michael Spagna; Chapter 5 All Poor Readers are not Dyslexic; lecture6 Lecture, A.Martin Goodman; Chapter 6 Family Dynamics and Learning Disabilities; lecture7 Lecture, Bryant J. Cratty; Chapter 7 Coordination Problems Among Learning Disabled Children: Meanings and Implications; lecture8 Lecture, Dennis P. Cantwell; Chapter 8 Pharmacological Interventions for Children With Learning and Psychiatric Disorders; lecture9 Lecture, Joan T. Esposito; Chapter 9 The Emotional and Educational Challenges of Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder: One Story;
