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Rethinking Learning Disabilities: Understanding Children Who Struggle in School
Full title: | Rethinking Learning Disabilities: Understanding Children Who Struggle in School |
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ISBN: | 9781462503346 |
ISBN 10: | 1462503349 |
Authors: | Waber, Deborah Paula |
Publisher: | The Guilford Press |
Edition: | Reprint |
Num. pages: | 241 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2011 |
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Synopsis
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.