Learning disabilities : characteristics, identification, and teaching strategies

Bender, William N.

Book 2008

"Using the author's nearly thirty years of experience in working with children and adolescents who have learning disabilities, this new edition presents the latest research and information on learning disabilities in each developmental area. It focuses on identification and eligibility issues, incorporating the newly released rules and regulations on RTI, IDEA 2004, and the No Child Left Behind legislation. The text stresses both the characterist...

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ISBN:

9780205515530

Edition:

Sixth edition

Description:

xiv, 450 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Contents:

Ch. 1. Changing definitions of learning disabilities
Ch. 2. Medical aspects of learning disabilities
Ch. 3. Cognition and language characteristics of students with learning disabilities
Ch. 4. Personality and social characteristics of students with learning disabilities
Ch. 5. Assessment of learning disabilities
Ch. 6. Learning characteristics in reading and language arts
Ch. 7. Learning characteristics in math
Ch. 8. Students with learning disabilities in the classroom
Ch. 9. Educational placements and services
Ch. 10. Behavioral treatment interventions
Ch. 11. Metacognitive instructional approaches for students with learning disabilities
Ch. 12. Technology for persons with learning disabilities
Ch. 13. Adults with learning disabilities
Ch. 14. Issues in the future of learning disabilities
App. Objectives for the IEPs of students with learning disabilities

LCCN:

2007000632

Control Number:

2538353

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