The ABCs of Learning Disabilities

by Bernice Y.L. Wong

The ABCs of Learning Disabilities discusses the concept of learning disabilities and major research findings regarding learning disabled children, adolescents, and adults. Beginning with a history and definition of the field, coverage includes subtype classification, memory in the learning disabled, social aspects of learning disabilities, metacognition, reading problems, computation problems, writing skills, assessment, and remediation. Chapters are written in an engaging style, meant to encourage the beginning student to identify the "big picture" and to think about implications of conceptual issues and research data.

Key Features* Undergraduate-level text* Fills a need as a concise introduction to the subject* Focuses on two broad the concept of learning disabilities and research findings on people with learning disabilities* Includes a final section that discusses assessment and remediation

288 pages, Hardcover

First published July 19, 1996

Reviews

[Huda Fel]

this book "was ok".
similar to other books in its content however the "social dimentions of LD" were nicely discussed

[Don]

Excellent resource

[Timothy Mark]

If you are reading this book it is only because you are taking a course with one of the authors.