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This text's reputation for an impeccable research base and current, relevant references is complemented in this new edition by an easy narrative style that grabs student interest and attention and an increased coverage of practical classroom practice issues and depiction of the personal, human side of learning disabilities.

The text helps future teachers access the latest research and theory in an easily understood way, so the “big picture” is clear and they can confidently apply these concepts in their daily clinical teaching decisions.

With more than 60 real-life vignettes, numerous LD simulations, and extensive illustrations of student work, the Fifth Edition helps future teachers understand the progression of learning, development, and social skills in the average student, how and why the patterns of the learning disabled differ, and why not all methods work for all children. Sensitized to family and school learning expectations and interaction patterns that can promote learning, future teachers learn how to match their interventions to each student's unique strength and weakness patterns in a way that is culturally affirming, takes advantage of instructional methods and technology that work, and promotes the skill set and social-emotional adjustment that will facilitate a student's transition to adult life.

• Presents a unique Interactionist (ecological) perspective on LD. Through the text the interaction of child, curriculum, and environmental factors is emphasized to help teachers be watchful about all of these and intervene where necessary.

• Discusses Neuropsychological learning patterns of students with LD throughout the text. Future teachers will be in a better position to select instructional approaches that capitalize on students' strengths.

• Provides a balanced presentation of constructivist, behavioral, cognitive psychology, developmental, and information-processing contributions to theory and practice in LD.

• Shows progression of academic, social, and developmental skills in the average student throughout the text. This book contrasts the typical course of language, attention, visual-perceptual, motor, learning strategy, and social-emotional development with the delays and unique patterns of the learning disabled, helping future teachers to be more sensitive to their students, aware of where on the developmental continuum to begin teaching, and how best to go about teaching.

• Discusses multicultural diversity and the learning disabled throughout the text, with examples of “mismatches” that require modification of teaching content, style, or attitudes.

• Strong coverage of dynamic, non-biased, and curriculum-based assessment through use of vignettes places throughout the text

• Twenty-two Research Boxes go beyond the text's narrative to focus in greater depth on critical issues within the field of LD.

• LD Simulations. Eight simulations help future teachers identify with the frustration of people with LD who just can't “get it,” despite much effort and adequate intellectual ability.

• Completely re-written to be friendly, accessible and engaging to the undergraduate as well as graduate-level reader.

• An entire chapter is now devoted to the History of the Field (Ch. 1) and another devoted to Definition, Identification, and Prevalence (Ch. 2) (these topics had been included in just one chapter in previous edition).

• Two separate chapters are now devoted to instructional strategies: the preschool and elementary school years (Ch. 11), and the middle school and secondary school years (Ch. 12).

• More than 60 stories written by parents, students, teachers, and psychologists make the struggles and successes of persons with learning disabilities come to life in a way that helps future teachers understand and apply the text material.

• Includes more than 150 instructional strategies, metacognitive learning strategies, accommodations, and modifications that help the future teacher match teaching approaches to what children with learning disabilities are ready to learn and how they learn best.

• An extensive Instructor's Manual gives the instructor access to hundreds of suggestions for class discussions, activities, and demonstrations, as well as suggested assignments, projects, and test questions.

Each chapter concludes with “Summary” and “Helpful Resources.”

Preface.

I. THE CONCEPT OF LEARNING DISABILITIES.

II. CAUSES OF LEARNING DISABILITIES.

III. THE STUDENT.

IV. THE CURRICULUM.

V. THE ENVIRONMENT.

Learning Disabilities - Introduction  (Special Education)
Mild / Moderate Disabilities - Methods  (Special Education)

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With over 60 real-life vignettes, numerous LD simulations, and extensive illustrations of student work, this revision puts a human face on learning disabilities. Rooted in the text's reputation for research, the revision presents hard research data in a conversational style.

With this text, future teachers learn how to match their interventions to each student's unique strength and weakness patterns in a way that is culturally affirming, takes advantage of instructional methods and technology that work, and promotes the skill set and social-emotional adjustment that will facilitate a student's transition to adult life.

New to This Edition

• Full chapter covering the History of the Field and another devoted to Definition, Identification, and Prevalence.
• Two separate chapters are now devoted to instructional strategies.
• Includes over 150 instructional strategies, metacognitive learning strategies, accommodations, and modifications that help the future teacher match teaching approaches to what children with learning disabilities are ready to learn and how they learn best.
• Coverage of timely and critical topics have been added in this edition.
• An extensive Instructor's Manual gives the instructor access to hundreds of suggestions for class discussions, activities, and demonstrations, as well as suggested assignments and projects and test questions.

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