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Learning Disabilities

Nature, Theory, and Treatment

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Nirbhay N. Singh

    1. Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, USA

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  2. Ivan L. Beale

    1. Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ

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Part of the book series: Disorders of Human Learning, Behavior, and Communication (HUMAN LEARNING)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Nature

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. History, Definition, and Diagnosis

      • Kenneth A. Kavale, Steven R. Forness
      Pages 3-43

    3. An Alternative to the Food Processor Approach to Subtypes of Learning Disabilities

      • Linda S. Siegel, Jamie Metsala
      Pages 44-60

    4. Educational Assessment

      • Ennio Cipani, Robert Morrow
      Pages 61-95

    5. Psychosocial Characteristics of Learning Disabled Students

      • Ruth Pearl
      Pages 96-125

    6. Metacognition

      • Katherine A. Larson, Michael M. Gerber
      Pages 126-169

    7. Adults with Learning Disabilities

      • Henry B. Reiff, Paul J. Gerber
      Pages 170-198

  3. Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
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    2. Neuropsychological Theories of Learning Disabilities

      • W. Grant Willis, Stephen R. Hooper, Brenda H. Stone
      Pages 201-245

    3. The Visual Deficit Hypothesis

      • William Lovegrove
      Pages 246-269

    4. Phonological Deficits in Dyslexia: A “Sound” Reappraisal of the Verbal Deficit Hypothesis?

      • Charles Hulme, Margaret Snowling
      Pages 270-301

    5. The Inactive Learner Hypothesis: Myth or Reality?

      • Elizabeth J. Short, Christopher W. Schatschneider, Sarah E. Friebert
      Pages 302-326

    6. Genetics

      • Jim Stevenson
      Pages 327-351

    7. Information Processing Models

      • Robert T. Solman, Keith E. Stanovich
      Pages 352-371

  4. Treatment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 373-373
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    2. Behavioral Approaches

      • Nirbhay N. Singh, Diane E. D. Deitz, Judy Singh
      Pages 375-414

    3. Cognitive—Behavioral Approaches in Reading and Written Language: Developing Self-Regulated Learners

      • Karen R. Harris, Steve Graham, Michael Pressley
      Pages 415-451

    4. Computer-Assisted Instruction: Potential and Reality

      • Kathryn G. Karsh, Alan C. Repp
      Pages 452-477

    5. Pharmacological Intervention

      • Michael G. Aman, Johannes Rojahn
      Pages 478-525
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About this book

It is important to reaffirm the reality of the learning disabilities (LD) phenomenon as a condition that imposes genuine constraints on a student's ability to function, and not as some chimerical entity defined by an ever-changing political situation. Perceptual, memory, attention, linguistic, social, cognitive and neuropsychological factors are an integral part of LD. By mapping out in great detail and with much new data the acquired knowledge on learning disabilities, both empirical and theoretical, this book unravels many mysteries. This book is a landmark in learning disabilities studies, and it lays down solid foundations for future research and practical intervention in the field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, USA

    Nirbhay N. Singh

  • Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ

    Ivan L. Beale

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Learning Disabilities

  • Book Subtitle: Nature, Theory, and Treatment

  • Editors: Nirbhay N. Singh, Ivan L. Beale

  • Series Title: Disorders of Human Learning, Behavior, and Communication

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9133-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-9135-7Published: 08 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-9133-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 620

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology

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