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"Rethinking Learning Disabilities provided a useful framework for my graduate-level learning disabilities course. 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. The research studies cited were comp

Title	:	Rethinking Learning Disabilities: Understanding Children Who Struggle in School
Author	:	Deborah Paula Waber PhD
Rating	:	4.97 (678 Votes)
Asin	:	1462503349
Format Type	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	241Pages
Publish Date	:	2016-7-9
Language	:	English

"Rethinking Learning Disabilities provided a useful framework for my graduate-level learning disabilities course. 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. The research studies cited were compelling and clearly explained, and students appreciated the experience-near clinical case examples. Mann, PsyD, Center for Professional Psychology, George Washington University "Waber's perspective is sophisticated and exceptional, having evolved from her developmental psychology background, her neuropsychological research, and her applied/practical clinical work. She never oversimplifies (while describing lucidly) the multiple factors from which 'learning disabilities' emerge."--Martha Bridge Denckla, MD, Director, Developmental Cognitive Neurology, Kennedy Krieger Insti

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.

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