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This text's success is rooted in its eclectic approach, commitment to providing current information, and value as a professional resource. "Learning Disabilities provides a comprehensive view of different approaches, assessment procedures, and materials for general and special education teachers, administrators, school psychologists, language pathologists, counselors, and related professionals.This edition explains the new laws for special education and the DOE's 1999 Rules and Regulations for implementing the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).Methods for assessing and teaching linguistically and culturally diverse students with learning disabilities are explored.

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• I Overview of Learning Disabilities
• 1 Learning Disabilities: A Field in Transition
• The Enigma of Learning Disabilities
• Case Example: Tony--The Puzzle of Learning Disabilities
• Definitions of Learning Disabilities
• Common Elements in the Definitions
• Characteristics of Learning Disabilities
• Widening Age Span of the Learning Disabilities
• Population Case Study: Learning Disabilities at the Elementary Level
• Case Example: An Adult with Learning Disabilities
• Prevalence of Learning Disabilities
• Shifts in the Settings for Delivering Services
• Collaboration: The New Role for Learning Disabilities
• Teachers Disciplines Contributing to the Study of Learning Disabilities
• 2 Historical Perspectives and Current Directions
• The Foundation Phase: Early Brain Research
• The Transition Phase: Clinical Study of Children
• The Integration Phase: Rapid Expansion of School Programs
• The Current Phase: Emerging Directions
• II The Assessment-Teaching Process
• 3 Assessment Uses of Assessment Information
• Models of Assessment
• The Influence of the Law on the Assessment Process
• Stages of the Assessment-Teaching Process
• Assessment Decisions Obtaining
• Assessment Information Using a Discrepancy
• Formula to Determine Eligibility for Learning
• Disabilities Services
• Standards and Accountability
• Introduction to the Case Study
• Case Study: Part I
• 4 Clinical Teaching
• Clinical Teaching Cycle
• Case Example: The Clinical Teaching Approach
• Ecological Considerations
• Case Example: Learning Disabilities in the Social Environment
• A Classification of Teaching Methods Controlling the Instructional
• Variables Building Self-Esteem and Motivation
• Current Trends for Instruction Task Analysis
• Case Study: Part II
• 5 Systems for Delivering Educational Services
• Important Concepts About Placement
• Placement Options
• Case Example: Selecting a Placement
• Promoting Partnerships Between General and Special Education
• Teachers Competencies for Learning Disabilities
• Teachers Parents and the Family
• Case Study: Part III
• III Theoretical Perspectives and Expanding Directions
• 6 Theories of Learning: Implications for Learning Disabilities
• The Role of Theory Developmental Psychology
• Case Example: Developmental Theory and Maturation Behavioral Psychology
• Case Example: Direct Instruction Cognitive
• Psychology Learning Strategies Instruction
• Case Example: Metacognitive Shopping Behavior
• 7 Medical Aspects of Learning Disabilities
• The Value of Medical Information for Educators
• Neurosciences and the Study of the Brain
• Case Example: Recollections of Individuals with Dyslexia
• The Neurological Examination Attention
• Deficit Disorder Medical Treatments for Attention
• Deficit Disorder and Learning Disabilities
• Medical Specialties Involved with Learning Disabilities
• 8 Young Children with Learning Disabilities
• The Importance of the Early Years
• Case Example: A Preschooler with a Disability
• Precursors of Learning Disabilities in Young Children
• Motor Development and Learning
• Case Example: Motor Coordination Problems
• Perceptual Processing
• Case Example: Perceptual Problems
• The Law and Young Children with Disabilities
• Assessing Young Children
• Early Childhood Programs
• Case Example: Errors in Testing and Identification
• Educational Placements for Young Children with Disabilities
• Early Childhood Curriculum Models
• Early Intervention Strategies
• Using Computer Technology
• Case Example: Using a Computer with a Preschool Child
• 9 Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities
• Adolescents with Learning Disabilities
• Case Example: Tim, an Adolescent with Learning Disabilities
• Special Issues at the Secondary Level
• Transition from School to Adult Life
• Approaches to Teaching Adolescents with Learning Disabilities in Secondary School
• Learning Strategies Instruction
• Case Example: The Power of Learning Strategies: A Parable Into the Adult Years
• Case Example: Darlene, a College Student with Learning Disabilities
• Case Example: Frank, an Adult with a Learning Disability
• Computer Technology for Adolescents and Adults
• IV From Theories to Teaching Strategies
• 10 Oral Language: Listening and Speaking Theories
• Oral Language, Reading, and Writing: An Integrated System
• Case Example: Language and Learning
• Theories of How Children Acquire
• Language Linguistics and Language Learning
• Language Problems of Students with Learning Disabilities
• Case Example: Language Delay Early Literacy
• Assessing Oral Language
• Teaching Strategies Listening Speaking
• Computer Technology for Oral Language
• 11 Reading Theories The Consequences of Reading Disabilities Dyslexia
• Case Example: Dyslexia Stages of Reading Development
• The Reading Process Two Approaches to Teaching Reading
• Case Example: Whole-Language and Instruction: Writing Before Reading
• Elements of Reading: Word Recognition and Reading Comprehension
• Word Recognition Reading Comprehension
• Assessing Reading Teaching Strategies
• Strategies for Improving Word Recognition
• Strategies for Improving Fluency
• Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension
• Case Example: Misunderstanding of Concepts
• Special Remedial Approaches for Teaching
• Reading Methods of Dealing with Special Reading Problems
• Computers and Reading
• 12 Written Language: Written Expression, Spelling, and Handwriting Theories Written Expression
• Case Example: A Written Language Disability Spelling
• Case Example: Learning the Awful Truth About Spelling Handwriting
• Teaching Strategies Strategies for Teaching Written Expression
• Strategies for Using Word-Processing Software
• Strategies for Teaching Spelling
• Strategies for Teaching Handwriting
• 13 Mathematics Theories
• Mathematics Disabilities
• Precursors of Mathematics
• Learning in Young Children
• Characteristics of Mathematics Disabilities
• Mathematics Disabilities at the Secondary Level
• Changing Views About Mathematics
• Education Learning Theories for Mathematics
• Instruction Case Example: Children''s Construction of Mathematics Knowledge
• Case Example: Encouraging a Problem-Solving
• Attitude Assessing Mathematics
• Ability Teaching Strategies
• The Mathematics Curriculum
• Principles of Instruction for Students with Mathematics
• Disabilities Activities for Teaching Mathematics
• Using Technology for Mathematics Instruction
• 14 Social and Emotional Behavior Theories
• Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD)
• Case Example: Social Skills Disabilities
• Case Example: A Nonverbal Learning Disability
• Emotional Problems Behavioral Considerations
• Assessing Social and Emotional Behaviors
• Teaching Strategies Developing Social Competencies
• Self-Esteem Strategies Behavior Management
• Strategies Accommodations for Inclusive Classrooms
• Appendixes A Case Study
• B Phonics
• C Tests
• D Contact Information for Educational Publishers and Organizations
• E
• F Final Regulations for the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 1997)