Rethinking learning disabilities : understanding children who struggle in school / Deborah P. Waber

Author: Waber, Deborah P.
Published: New York : Guilford Press, [2010]
Copyright Date: ©2010
Physical Description: xiv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents

Pt. I. The Developmental Approach to Learning Disabilities -- 1. The Dilemma: What Is a Learning Disability? -- 2. A Learning Disability Is a Developmental Problem -- 3. A Developmental Science Perspective on Learning Disabilities -- 4. A Lifespan Perspective on Learning Disabilities -- 5. Identifying Learning Disabilities: A Developmental Approach -- 6. Insights from Cognitive Neuroscience: Automatic and Effortful Processing -- Pt. II. Diagnosing the Child-World Interaction -- 7. Identical Twins -- 8. An Adequate Achiever with Learning Problems -- 9. Beyond a "Reading Problem" -- 10. Learning-Disabled Children Grown Up -- 11. A Developmental Strategy for Resolving the Dilemma -- App. Publications of the Children's Hospital Boston Learning Disabilities Research Center.

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9781606235652 (hardcover)
1606235656 (hardcover)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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