Rethinking Learning Disabilities

Author : Deborah P. Waber
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781462503346

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Rethinking Learning Disabilities by Deborah P. Waber Pdf

Experts have yet to reach consensus about what a learning disability is, how to determine if a child has one, and what to do about it. Leading researcher and clinician Deborah Waber offers an alternative to the prevailing view of learning disability as a problem contained within the child. Instead, she shows how learning difficulties are best understood as a function of the developmental interaction between the child and the world. Integrating findings from education, developmental psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, she offers a novel approach with direct practical implications. Detailed real-world case studies illustrate how this approach can promote positive outcomes for children who struggle in school.

Author : Jan W. Valle,David J. Connor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351618359

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Rethinking Disability by Jan W. Valle,David J. Connor Pdf

Now in its second edition, Rethinking Disability introduces new and experienced teachers to ethical framings of disability and strategies for effectively teaching and including students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Grounded in a disability studies framework, this text’s unique narrative style encourages readers to examine their beliefs about disability and the influence of historical and cultural meanings of disability upon their work as teachers. The second edition offers clear and applicable suggestions for creating dynamic and inclusive classroom cultures, getting to know students, selecting appropriate instructional and assessment strategies, co-teaching, and promoting an inclusive school culture. This second edition is fully revised and updated to include a brief history of disability through the ages, the relevance of current educational policies to inclusion, technology in the inclusive classroom, intersectionality and its influence upon inclusive practices, working with families, and issues of transition from school to the post-school world. Each chapter now also includes a featured "voice from the field" written by persons with disabilities, parents, and teachers.

Author : Bernice Wong,Deborah L. Butler
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780123884091

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Learning About Learning Disabilities by Bernice Wong,Deborah L. Butler Pdf

This book is intended to provide a summary of current research in learning disabilities, suitable for use as a reference source for researchers, and as a graduate level text.

Author : Patrick Devlieger,Beatriz Miranda-Galarza,Steven E. Brown,Megan Strickfaden
Publisher : Maklu
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : People with disabilities
ISBN : 9789044134179

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Rethinking Disability by Patrick Devlieger,Beatriz Miranda-Galarza,Steven E. Brown,Megan Strickfaden Pdf

The act of life is a lived experience, common and unique, that ties each of us to every other lived experience. The fact of disability does not alter this fundamental truth. In this edition of Rethinking Disability: World Perspectives in Culture and Society, we are presented with a system of thinking that considers the values of disability, as a resource, as a creative source of culture that moves disability out of the realm of victimized people and insurmountable barriers, and provides opportunities to use the experience of disability to enter into networks that recognize strengths of differing abilities. The authors within will intrigue you, will move you, will charm you, but always will challenge your notion of sameness and difference as they confront the construct and (de)construct of disability and ableism. They present compelling arguments for viewing disABILITY through the multiple lenses of disability culture. They explore themes and issues that transcend past and origins, time and place, nuances of genetics, to experiences of present and becoming, and towards the future and beyond mere human, yet always intrinsically connected to being human. This book is intended for all audiences who dare to confront difference and sameness within themselves and in connection with others; to inspire researchers who wish to explore, and examine disability across social, cultural and economic barriers. It is an invitation to push away the barriers, bring ableism inside to a place where the prosthesis is no longer the elephant in the room.

Author : June E. Downing
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781452238845

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Teaching Literacy to Students With Significant Disabilities by June E. Downing Pdf

Break down the barriers to successful literacy instruction and empower students with special needs with these insightful tips, tools, and examples.

Author : GILLIAN. PAREKH
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032597127

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Ableism in Education by GILLIAN. PAREKH Pdf

Dr. Gillian Parekh unpacks the realities of how ability and disability play out within schooling, including insights from students, teachers, and administrators about the barriers faced by students on the basis of ability. Parekh shows how ableism is inextricably linked to other forms of bias.

Author : Billy Krakower,Sharon LePage Plante
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781506318271

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Using Technology to Engage Students With Learning Disabilities by Billy Krakower,Sharon LePage Plante Pdf

Leverage technology to engage students with learning disabilities! Harness the power of today’s technology to improve learning and engagement for students with learning disabilities. By engaging students with learning disabilities using the technology already at your fingertips, you’ll see your students begin to thrive and grow in exciting new ways. In this volume in the Connected Educators Series, you’ll discover: New ideas for using assistive technology to teach core subjects and study skills How to build positive opportunities for students to show what they know Tools to provide better content accessibility How to help students connect and share through technology tools

Author : James L. Paul,Carolyn D. Lavely,Ann Cranston-Gingras,Ella L. Taylor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002-07-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780313011856

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Rethinking Professional Issues in Special Education by James L. Paul,Carolyn D. Lavely,Ann Cranston-Gingras,Ella L. Taylor Pdf

Special educators are facing new challenges at the beginning of the 21st century as public education is being reformed by a vision focusing on measurable student outcomes. The future course of the field will be shaped by the policy and programmatic responses to several issues, including demographic changes in student populations, a lack of certified special education teachers, criticism in the public media for the rising costs of services, and debates about the preferred philosophy of service delivery for students with disabilities. Additional chapters discuss university-school collaboration, charter schools, disability studies, school violence, disproportionality in placement, male African-American teachers, and ethics. This book has been written out of a context of research and program development activities with public schools over the past decade in one of the largest Colleges of Education in a diverse metropolitan area in the country. The issues selected for analysis and the perspective guiding those analyses grew out of this work and out of a national Delphi study of the views of parents and constituent organizations and leading researchers, teacher educators, and policy makers in Special Education.

Author : Stanley W. Johnson,Robert L. Morasky
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:49015001298356

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Learning Disabilities by Stanley W. Johnson,Robert L. Morasky Pdf

Author : Carolyn S Ryan
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789535136514

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Learning Disabilities by Carolyn S Ryan Pdf

Learning disabilities are conditions that are associated with difficulties in knowledge and skill acquisition to the level expected of same-age peers. The current book is an international examination of assessment methods, preventative measures, intervention, and research with those individuals with learning disabilities obtained from authors in the United States of America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Author : Gillian Parekh
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781324016809

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Ableism in Education: Rethinking School Practices and Policies (Equity and Social Justice in Education) by Gillian Parekh Pdf

How we organize children by ability in schools is often rooted in ableism. Ability is so central to schooling—where we explicitly and continuously shape, assess, measure, and report on students’ abilities—that ability-based decisions often appear logical and natural. However, how schools respond to ability results in very real, lifelong social and economic consequences. Special education and academic streaming (or tracking) are two of the most prominent ability-based strategies public schools use to organize student learning. Both have had a long and complicated relationship with gender, race, and class. In this down-to-earth guide, Dr. Gillian Parekh unpacks the realities of how ability and disability play out within schooling, including insights from students, teachers, and administrators about the barriers faced by students on the basis of ability. From the challenges with ability testing to gifted programs to the disability rights movement, Parekh shows how ableism is inextricably linked to other forms of bias. Her book is a powerful tool for educators committed to justice-seeking practices in schools.

Author : Jonathan Rix
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317498919

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Must Inclusion be Special? by Jonathan Rix Pdf

Must Inclusion be Special? examines the discord between special and inclusive education and why this discord can only be resolved when wider inequalities within mainstream education are confronted. It calls for a shift in our approach to provision, from seeing it as a conglomeration of individualised needs to identifying it as a conglomeration of collective needs. The author examines the political, medical and cultural tendency of current times to focus upon the individual and contrasts this with the necessity to focus on context. This book distinguishes the theoretical perspectives that are often associated with special or inclusive education and the broad range of interests which depend upon their ongoing development. This examination leads to a problematisation of mainstream education provision, our understanding of why social inequities emerge and how additional support can overcome these inequities. Further chapters explore the underlying challenges which emerge from our use and understanding of the notions of special and inclusive, outlining an alternative approach based upon a community of provision. This approach recognises the interconnectedness of services and the significance of context, and it encapsulates the aspiration of much international legislation for participation and inclusion for all. But it also assumes that we tend towards diffuse practices, services, policies, settings and roles, spread across provision which is variously inclusive and exclusionary. In seeking to create equitable participation for all, support needs to shift its focus from the individual to this diffuse network of contexts. Must Inclusion be Special? emerges from the research base which problematises inclusion and special education, drawing upon examples from many countries. It also refers to the author’s research into pedagogy, language and policy, and his experiences as a teacher and the parent of a child identified with special educational needs.

Author : Maria Tzouriadou,Sotiria Tzivinikou
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781527578111

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Learning Disabilities by Maria Tzouriadou,Sotiria Tzivinikou Pdf

More than 200 years of research in the field of learning disabilities have provided us with a vast body of knowledge, albeit without answering the fundamental questions: what and why. Today, it is widely accepted that learning disabilities or specific learning disabilities represent a real situation, which is mainly related to education, but also has long-term consequences in the social and professional life of individuals, who may be “smart”, but not know how to learn. This book examines transdisciplinary psychoeducational learning disability evaluation procedures, along with intervention programs aiming to recognize the strengths of students with learning disabilities and address their needs. More specifically, it reviews the origins and evolution of such assessment models and evidence-informed intervention practices, and provides guidance and implications for practice and research. The book will furnish educators and other school-based professionals with a better understanding of the nuances and challenges of the field, allowing them to build their capacity of working with such student populations.

Author : Louisa Cook Moats,G. Reid Lyon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UCR:31210023585761

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Learning Disabilities in the United States by Louisa Cook Moats,G. Reid Lyon Pdf

Author : Jack M. Fletcher,G. Reid Lyon,Lynn S. Fuchs,Marcia A. Barnes
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781462536375

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Learning Disabilities, Second Edition by Jack M. Fletcher,G. Reid Lyon,Lynn S. Fuchs,Marcia A. Barnes Pdf

"Reviewing the state of the science of learning disabilities (LD) and describing effective educational practices, this authoritative text has been significantly revised and expanded with more than 70% new material. Foremost LD experts identify effective principles of assessment and instruction within the framework of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). With a focus on what works in the classroom, the book explores the full range of reading, mathematics, and writing disabilities. It synthesizes knowledge from neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, and special and general education. Illustrations include eight color plates. As a special supplement, a chapter on the history of the LD field from the first edition is provided at the companion website. Subject Areas/Key Words: specific learning disability, learning disabilities, learning disorders, learning difficulties, dyslexia, dyscalculia, mathematics, reading, writing, multi-tiered systems of support, MTSS, response to intervention, RTI, response to instruction, special education, schools, classrooms, intensive instruction, explicit instruction, assessments, diagnosis, identification, classification, interventions, treatments, children, adolescents, students, academic skills problems, academic interventions, special-needs learners Audience: Special and general educators of children ages 5-17 (grades K-12); literacy specialists; school and child clinical psychologists; and neuropsychologists"--