Better Understanding Learning Disabilities

, by Lyon, G. Reid; Gray, David B.; Kavanagh, James F.; Krasnegor, Norman; Gray, David B.; Kavanagh, James F.

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ISBN: 9781557661166 | 1557661162
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 3/1/1993

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Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
An Examination of Research in Learning Disabilities: Past Practices and Future Directions	p. 1
Classification of Learning Disabilities	p. 15
Models of Classification as Related to a Taxonomy of Learning Disabilities	p. 17
Classification of Learning Disabilities: Relationships with Other Childhood Disorders	p. 27
Broadening the Scope of Classification Research: Conceptual and Ecological Perspectives	p. 57
Issues in Empirical versus Clinical Identification of Learning Disabilities	p. 73
Definition and Theory in Learning Disabilities	p. 95
Defining Learning Disabilities: A History of the Search for Consensus	p. 97
Development of Operational Definitions in Mental Retardation: Similarities and Differences with the Field of Learning Disabilities	p. 117
Variations on Theory in Learning Disabilities	p. 153
A Science and Theory of Learning Disabilities	p. 171
Perspectives on Research and Clinical Practice in Learning Disabilities	p. 197
Learning Disabilities from the Perspective of Cognitive Psychology	p. 199
Learning Disabilities: An Interactive Developmental Paradigm	p. 229
Learning Disabilities from an Educational Perspective	p. 251
The Construct Validity of Discrepancy Definitions of Reading Disability	p. 273
Impact of Social and Policy Issues on Learning Disabilities	p. 309
Linking Purpose and Practice: Social-Political and Developmental Perspectives on Classification	p. 311
Learning Disabilities and Public Policy: Myths and Outcomes	p. 325
Conclusions and Future Directions	p. 343
Index	p. 351
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