Learning Disabilities: A Practical Approach to Foundations, Assessment, Diagnosis, and Teaching

Learning Disabilities: A Practical Approach to Foundations, Assessment, Diagnosis, and Teaching
ISBN-10
0205459641
ISBN-13
9780205459643
Series
Learning Disabilities
Category
Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Pages
410
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Pearson/Allyn and Bacon
Authors
Roger Pierangelo, George A. Giuliani

Description

This unique first edition takes students step-by-step through the process of understanding, assessing, diagnosing, and teaching students with learning disabilities in an easy-to-read and practical manner.

Co-authored by the President and Vice-President of the National Association of Special Education Teachers, this new book is designed to be sensitive to the needs of future teachers while covering the spectrum of issues involved with learning disabilities in short, easy-to-read, and practical chapters. The experienced author team leads students through the step-by-step process of understanding, assessing, diagnosing, and teaching students with learning disabilities. The last part of the book takes readers through an entire school year, explaining to them all the policies, procedures, and normal day-to-day issues that can be expected by teachers of children with learning disabilities in his or her classroom. No other text on the market offers this approach, providing current professors with a new and innovative way of presenting the material and teaching the course.

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