The ABCs of Learning Disabilities - Softcover

9780124054738: The ABCs of Learning Disabilities

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0124054730 ISBN 13: 9780124054738

Publisher: Academic Press, 2014

The ABCs of Learning Disabilities, Second Edition, discusses major research findings on learning disabilities in children, adolescents and adults in language, memory, social skills, self-regulation, reading, mathematics, and writing, with an additional chapter on assessment. This concise primer is intended for use as an undergraduate introductory text to the field. Written with an evenness of tone, breadth, and depth, the conveys an engaging style meant to encourage the beginning student to identify the "big picture" and to be interested in conceptual issues as well as research findings.

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Review

"The breadth of pertinent information packed into the 237 pages of text of this book is most impressive. The wide scope of essential material is presented succinctly and in a very readable and engaging style. The author did a tremendous job of selecting from current and relevant literature across different areas an summarizing the material into a very cohesive whole... The book is an excellent potential text for any undergraduate or beginning graduate class on learning disabilities. This book would also be valuable for special educators, regular classroom teachers, school psychologists, speech pathologists, and other education and health care professionals...It is rare to see a book that covers both the research and the practical applications components of a field so well."
--CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY

From the Back Cover

This concise primer is the newest text by Bernice Wong, the acclaimed editor of Learning about Learning Disabilities. The ABC's of Learning Disabilities discusses the concept of learning disabilities and major research findings regarding learning-disabled children, adolescents, and adults. Beginning with a history and definition of the field, coverage includes subtype classification, memory in the learning disabled, social aspects of learning disabilities, matacognition, reading problems, computation problems, writing skills, assessment, and remediation. Chapters are written in an engaging style, meant to encourage the beginning student to identify the "big picture" and to think about implications of conceptual issues and research data.
Key Features
* Undergraduate-level text
* Fills a need as a concise introduction to the subject
* Focuses on two broad topics: the concept of learning disabilities and research findings on people with learning disabilities
* Includes a final section that discusses assessment and remediation|This concise primer is the newest text by Bernice Wong, the acclaimed editor ofLearning about Learning Disabilities. The ABC's of Learning Disabilities discusses the concept of learning disabilities and major research findings regarding learning-disabled children, adolescents, and adults. Beginning with a history and definition of the field, coverage includes subtype classification, memory in the learning disabled, social aspects of learning disabilities, matacognition, reading problems, computation problems, writing skills, assessment, and remediation. Chapters are written in an engaging style, meant to encourage the beginning student to identify the "big picture" and to think about implications of conceptual issues and research data.
Key Features
* Undergraduate-level text
* Fills a need as a concise introduction to the subject
* Focuses on two broad topics: the concept of learning disabilities and research findings on people with learning disabilities
* Includes a final section that discusses assessment and remediation

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