PREFACE |
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1. LEARNING DISABILITIES: FROM PAST TO PRESENT |
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The Influence of Europe (1800-1920) |
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The Influence of America (1920-1960) |
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The Rise and Consolidation of the Learning Disabilities Field (1963-1985) |
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Definitions of Learning Disabilities |
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Genetic Contributions to Reading and Writing Disabilities |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
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Characteristics of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Learning Disabilities |
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Achievements in the Learning Disabilities Field |
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2. LANGUAGE AND LEARNING DISABILITIES |
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How does Children's Language Develop? |
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Early Language Development and Learning Disabilities |
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Communication of Children with Learning Disabilities |
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Lexical Knowledge and Access |
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3. WORKING MEMORY AND LEARNING DISABILITIES |
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Working Memory and Learning Disabilities |
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The Construct of Working Memory |
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Theories of Working Memory and Working Memory Development |
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Constructivist Theories of Working Memory Development |
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Information Processing Models and Learning Disabilities |
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4. SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING DISABILITIES |
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Social Cognitive Problems |
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The Risk and Resilience Theoretical Framework |
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Social Competence Interventions |
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Future Directions for Research |
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5. SELF-REGULATION AND LEARNING DISABILITIES |
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Characteristics of the Whole Learner |
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Components of Self-Regulated Learning |
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Self-Regulation and Learning Disabilities: A Summary |
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Assessment of Aspects of Self-Regulation |
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General Classroom Instruction for Self-Regulation |
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Concluding Comments and Continuing Questions |
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6. ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING |
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A Classroom Framework for Assessment |
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How Do We Assess Learning? |
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Adapted Conventional Assessment Procedures |
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Alternative Assessment Procedures |
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Interpretation of Assessment Information |
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7. READING |
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Reading: Word Recognition |
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Summary of Word Recognition Section |
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Reading: Reading Comprehension |
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Summary of Difficulties in Reading Comprehension Experienced by Students with Learning Disabilities |
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Effective Reading Comprehension Instruction |
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Implementing Effective Instructional Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities |
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Improving Students' Comprehension of Narrative Text |
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Improving Students' Comprehension of Expository Text |
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8. MATHEMATICS |
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Mathematics Development and Communication |
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Mathematics and Learning Disabilities |
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Origins of Mathematics-Learning Disabilities |
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9. WRITING INSTRUCTION |
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AUTHOR INDEX |
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SUBJECT INDEX |
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