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Handbook of learning disabilities [electronic resource] / edited by H. Lee Swanson, Karen R. Harris, Steve Graham.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Guilford Press, 2013.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xix, 716 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 371.9 23
LOC classification:
  • LC4704 .H364 2013
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Contents:
pt. 1. Foundations and current perspectives -- pt. 2. Causes and behavioral manifestations -- pt. 3. Domain-specific instruction/intervention research -- pt. 4. General instructional models -- pt. 5. Measurement and methodology.
Summary: "This comprehensive handbook reviews the major theoretical, methodological, and instructional advances that have occurred in the field of learning disabilities. With contributions from leading researchers, the volume synthesizes a vast body of knowledge on the nature of learning disabilities, their relationship to basic psychological and brain processes, and how students with these difficulties can best be identified and treated. Findings are reviewed on ways to support student performance in specific skill areas/m-/including language arts, math, science, and social studies/m-/as well as general principles of effective instruction that cut across academic domains. Authoritative and up to date, the book also examines the concepts and methods that guide learning disability research and identifies promising directions for future investigation"-- Provided by publisher.
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Ebook TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. 1. Foundations and current perspectives -- pt. 2. Causes and behavioral manifestations -- pt. 3. Domain-specific instruction/intervention research -- pt. 4. General instructional models -- pt. 5. Measurement and methodology.

"This comprehensive handbook reviews the major theoretical, methodological, and instructional advances that have occurred in the field of learning disabilities. With contributions from leading researchers, the volume synthesizes a vast body of knowledge on the nature of learning disabilities, their relationship to basic psychological and brain processes, and how students with these difficulties can best be identified and treated. Findings are reviewed on ways to support student performance in specific skill areas/m-/including language arts, math, science, and social studies/m-/as well as general principles of effective instruction that cut across academic domains. Authoritative and up to date, the book also examines the concepts and methods that guide learning disability research and identifies promising directions for future investigation"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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