Filled with strategies, and resources, this book uses the author's groundbreaking research about successful adults with learning disabilities, to promote self-advocacy. This work is brimming with useful and practical information.
This book is intended to serve as a freestanding reference for teachers whose classes include students with academic or behavioral difficulties.
The celebrated designer Dana Buchman knew almost nothing about "learning differences" when her daughter, Charlotte, was diagnosed with disabilities as a toddler.
This edited collection of articles gives the human side of the social issue of learning disabilities. Personal perspectives movingly describe family life, education and work. Experts write about diagnosis and definition of learning disabilities.
"Steer your students toward academic, social, and emotional success regardless of their learning styles, ability levels, skills, and behaviors.
Increasingly, teachers are learning about the important role of Response to Intervention (RTI) in the success of every child.
As a research-based model for improving reading achievement, Response to Intervention (RTI) has demonstrated dramatic results in elementary and middle schools.
Written by leading special education researchers with the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities and the University of Kansas, this comprehensive yet accessible reference provides administrators with practical guidelines for launching RTI in
As a result of NCLB legislation and the reauthorization of IDEA 2004, Response to Intervention (RTI) is now a mandated process for documenting the existence or nonexistence of a learning disability.
Focus on teaching vocabulary and phonological awareness skills, the most important skills your bilingual students need for overall English proficiency and literacy.