Learning about Learning Disabilities, Second Edition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0127625321 ISBN 13: 9780127625324

Publisher: Academic Press, 1998

Synopsis

In 1991, Academic Press published Bernice Wong's Learning About Learning Disabilities to great success. The Second Edition will keep up the momentum on this popular title, and bring the chapters up-to-date inthis fast moving field. This is the first text to give equal attention to the intellectual, conceptual, and practical aspects of learning disabilities. Topical coverage is both comprehensive and thorough, and the information presented is up-to-date. Nineteen chapters cover all aspects of learning disabilities, including assessment, attention disorders, memory, language, vision, socialization, reading, writing, and math. The book also offers chapters on learning disabilities in adolescents and adults.

Key Features
* Provides a balanced focus on both the conceptual and practical aspects of learning disabilities (LD)
* Research coverage more comprehensive and of greater depth than any other LD textbook
* The work is distinctive in its treatment of such important areas as consultation skills and service delivery

About this title

From the Back Cover

In 1991 Academic Press published Bernice Wong's Learning about Learning Disabilities to great success. This was the first text to give equal attention to the intellectual, conceptual, and practical aspects of learning disabilities. The Second Edition keeps up the momentum of this popular title and brings the chapters up to date in this fast-moving field. Topical coverage is both comprehensive and thorough, encompassing all aspects of learning disabilities, including assessment, attention disorders, memory, language, vision, socialization, reading, writing, and mathematics. The book also offers chapters on learning disabilities in adolescents and adults.
Key Features
* Provides a balanced focus on both the conceptual and the practical aspects of learning disabilities.
* Research coverage more comprehensive and of greater depth than any other textbook about learning disabilities
* The work is distinctive in its treatment of such important areas as consultation skills and service delivery

Review

Praise for the First Edition
"Outstanding review of field of learning disabilities. Current, up-to-date, comprehensive."
--Robert Sloat, TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY
"Recent, comprehensive...excellent blend of research and practice."
--Stephen Strichart, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
"Relevant topics and pertinent information."
--Diane Connell, NOTRE DAME COLLEGE
"An excellent resource."
--Edward J. Kameenai, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
"Wong has succeeded in providing detailed descriptions and comments within a book which covers a broad range of topics. Without exception the chapters are clearly written and accessible, and many provide the reader with challenging ideas and practical suggestions. Much of the text transfers easily to the more familiar context of the UK reader, and provides a welcome addition to the literature."
--British Journal of Special Education, Vol. 26, Issue 1, March 1999

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0127625321
• ISBN 13: 9780127625324
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 754
• Editor: Wong Bernice Y.L.