Learning about Learning Disabilities, Second Edition

by Bernice Y.L. Wong (Editor)

In 1991, Academic Press published Bernice Wong's Learning About Learning Disabilities to great success. The Second Edition will keep up the momentum on this popular title, and bring the chapters up-to-date inthis fast moving field. This is the first text to give equal attention to the intellectual, conceptual, and practical aspects of learning disabilities. Topical coverage is both comprehensive and thorough, and the information presented is up-to-date. Nineteen chapters cover all aspects of learning disabilities, including assessment, attention disorders, memory, language, vision, socialization, reading, writing, and math. The book also offers chapters on learning disabilities in adolescents and adults.

Key Features
* Provides a balanced focus on both the conceptual and practical aspects of learning disabilities (LD)
* Research coverage more comprehensive and of greater depth than any other LD textbook
* The work is distinctive in its treatment of such important areas as consultation skills and service delivery

754 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1991