Rethinking Learning Disabilities: Understanding Children Who Struggle in School
Deborah P. Waber
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Description for Rethinking Learning Disabilities: Understanding Children Who Struggle in School
Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; JNC; JNS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Guilford Publications United States
Number of pages
241
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781462503346
SKU
V9781462503346
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About Deborah P. Waber
Deborah Paula Waber, PhD, is Senior Associate in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Children's Hospital Boston and Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Her research includes innovative work on the development of children with learning and attention disorders and large-scale studies of the typical development of schoolchildren. Dr. Waber has published ... Read more
Reviews for Rethinking Learning Disabilities: Understanding Children Who Struggle in School
Rethinking Learning Disabilities provided a useful framework for my graduate-level learning disabilities course. The research studies cited were compelling and clearly explained, and students appreciated the experience-near clinical case examples. The text deepened our class discussion and helped us maintain focus on the cultural and social context that is paramount in understanding individuals with learning problems.
Sandra T. Mann, PsyD, ... Read more
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