The Social Dimensions of Learning Disabilities - Essays in Honor of Tanis Bryan

This book is the first one to bring together over 25 yrs of research into the social aspects of LD. It should sell as a text in special-topics grad prog's in LD, spec educ, psych, & soc work - and on a single copy basis to researchers & libraries.

List of contents

Contents: Preface. M.L. Donahue, B.Y.L. Wong, How to Start a Revolution. H. Tur-Kaspa, Social Cognition in Learning Disabilities. M. Cosden, C. Brown, K. Elliott, Development of Self-Understanding and Self-Esteem in Children and Adults With Learning Disabilities. M. Margalit, M. Al-Yagon, The Loneliness Experience of Children With Learning Disabilities. R. Pearl, Students With Learning Disabilities and Their Classroom Companions. J. Wiener, Friendship and Social Adjustment of Children With Learning Disabilities. M. Bay, Preparing Prospective Teachers to Work in the Social and Emotional Worlds of Students With Learning Disabilities. C.A. Stone, K. Bradley, J. Kleiner, Parental Understanding of Children With Language/Learning Disabilities and Its Role in the Creation of Scaffolding Opportunities. D. Sridhar, S. Vaughn, Bibliotherapy: Practices for Improving Self-Concept and Reading Comprehension. N.L. Hutchinson, J.G. Freeman, K.S. Bell, Children and Adolescents With Learning Disabilities: Case Studies of Social Relations in Inclusive Classrooms. B.K. Keogh, Models of Longitudinal Research: Implications for the Study of Social Dimensions of Learning Disabilities.

About the author

Edited by Wong, Bernice Y.L.; Donahue, Mavis L.

Summary

This book is the first one to bring together over 25 yrs of research into the social aspects of LD. It should sell as a text in special-topics grad prog's in LD, spec educ, psych, & soc work - and on a single copy basis to researchers & libraries.

Product details

• Assisted by: Mavis L Donahue (Editor), Mavis L. Donahue (Editor), Donahue Mavis L. (Editor), Bernice Y L Wong (Editor), Bernice Y. L. Wong (Editor), Bernice Y.L. Wong (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2002
• EAN: 9780805839180
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-3918-0
• No. of pages: 252
• Weight: 630 g
• Series: The LEA Series on Special Education and Disability
• Subjects: Guides; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Special Education / Learning Disabilities, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Citizenship and social education, Educational: Citizenship & social education, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / General, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, Teaching of students with learning difficulties or disorders