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Understanding nonverbal learning disabilities : a common-sense guide for parents and professionals / Maggie Mamen

Author
Mamen, Maggie, 1946-
Published
London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.
Physical Description
1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Introduction to learning disabilities -- What the eye doesn't see ... recognizing NLD -- Assessment and diagnosis of NLD -- Pattern recognition and NLD -- Introduction to subtypes -- Perceptual NLD -- Social NLD -- Written expressive NLD -- Attentional NLD -- General approaches to managing NLD -- Strategies for organizational skills -- Strategies for communications skills and social language -- Strategies for processing social cues -- Strategies for written expression -- Strategies for mathematics -- Strategies for self-regulation -- Strategies for behavior management -- A final few words.
Summary
This easy-to-read guide offers a complete overview of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLDs) and the wide variety of symptoms that different types of NLD present. Maggie Mamen enables readers to select the most relevant strategies for coping with and managing their particular symptoms. She provides a wealth of practical advice on key skills such as developing written and verbal communication, understanding social clues, managing behaviour, self-regulation and improving organization. She also covers relevant teaching methods for the classroom. This practical and accessible introduction is an es.
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ISBN
9781846426742 (electronic bk.)
184642674X (electronic bk.)
9786611143329
6611143327
9781843105930 (pb ; alk. paper)
1843105934 (Paper)
1281143324
9781281143327
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-170) and indexes.
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