Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities

Jim Ysseldyke - University of Minnesota, USA
Bob Algozzine - University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

Other Titles in:
Special Needs Teaching Methods | Specific Learning Difficulties | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles

March 2006 | 120 pages | Corwin

The concise guide to successfully teaching students with learning disabilities!

What is to be done to help a student who does not have an obvious special education condition, but whose expected achievement on certain academic tasks falls short of his or her actual achievement-despite evidence-based instruction? Let Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities be your guide! This compact resource describes the characteristics associated with learning disabilities, and offers practical teaching strategies proven to increase the success rate of these students both in and outside the classroom.

Highlights include:

A pretest and posttest to help readers assess their understanding of the nature of learning disabilities and how they are best addressed
Cognitive, academic, communicational, physical, and behavioral characteristics that are associated with learning disabilities
Strategies to improve the work habits and study skills of students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD
Highly effective methods for improving the performance of students with learning disabilities in reading, writing, and mathematics
Key vocabulary terms

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About A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

Self-Assessment I

Introduction to Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities

1.What Are Learning Disabilities?

Criticism of the Definition

Criteria for Identification

2.How Common Are Learning Disabilities?

Rapid Growth in the Category

Explanations of the Category’s Growth

3.What Causes Learning Disabilities?

4.How Are Learning Disabilities Assessed?

What Is Unique About Learning Disability Assessments?

Trends in the Assessment Process

5.What Characteristics Are Associated With Learning Disabilities?

Cognitive

Academic

Physical

Behavioral

Communication

6.How Do Teachers Teach Students With Learning Disabilities?

Improving Basic Skills

Improving Classroom Behavior

Improving Social Relations

7.What Should Every Teacher Know About Learning Disabilities and ADHD?

Definitions of ADHD

Principles of Remediation

8.What Trends and Issues Influence How We Teach Students With Learning Disabilities?

A Changing Definition

Subtypes of Learning Disabilities

Definitions Vary by State

Transition Questions

9. Learning Disabilities in Perspective

10. What Have We Learned?

Key Points

Key Vocabulary

Self-Assessment II

Answer Key for Self-Assessments

On Your Own

Resources

Books

Journals & Articles

Organizations

References

Index

Key features

Practical, accessible, research-based information and advice distilled from a highly-successful textbook
Numerous case studies
Practical, age-appropriate strategies for the classroom
Reflection/professional development exercises
Resources – books, articles, organizations
Linked to IDEA 2004