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Learning Disabilities: New Directions for Assessment and Intervention - Hardcover

Jordan, Nancy C.

 
9780205141241: Learning Disabilities: New Directions for Assessment and Intervention

Synopsis

State-of-the art research on critical issues confronting the assessment and treatment of learning disabilities in school-age children is presented. Both theoretical and practical perspectives from some of the most distinguished and innovative leaders in the field are detailed. The chapters span both the cognitive and affective characteristics of LD children, including studies of the linguistic strengths and disabilities of children with reading and calculation difficulties, the role of self perceptions in accepting cognitive challenge and the results of an innovative project incorporating scientific content with collaborative learning. School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities Specialists, and Special Educators. A Longwood Professional Book.

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State-of-the art research on critical issues confronting the assessment and treatment of learning disabilities in school-age children is presented. Both theoretical and practical perspectives from some of the most distinguished and innovative leaders in the field are detailed.

The chapters span both the cognitive and affective characteristics of LD children, including studies of the linguistic strengths and disabilities of children with reading and calculation difficulties, the role of self perceptions in accepting cognitive challenge and the results of an innovative project incorporating scientific content with collaborative learning.

School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities Specialists, and Special Educators. A Longwood Professional Book.

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