Disorders of learning in childhood / Archie A. Silver, Rosa A. Hagin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silver, Archie A.

Contributor:

Hagin, Rosa A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning disabilities--United States.

Learning disabilities.

Learning disabilities--Treatment.

United States.

Learning disabled children--Education--United States.

Learning disabled children.

Learning disabled children--Education.

Learning disabilities--Treatment--United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 658 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : J. Wiley & Sons, [2002]

Contents:

Part I Current Developments Influencing Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disorders of Learning 1

1. Developments in Education 3

2. Socioeconomic, Political, and Legal Developments 31

3. Developments in the Neurosciences 60

Part II Definitions and Classification 95

4. Current Definitions: A Review and Critique 97

5. Classification and Clinical Patterns of Learning Disabilities 110

Part III Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment 139

6. Educational and Psychological Diagnosis 141

7. Psychiatric and Neurological Diagnosis 167

8. Educational Remediation 214

9. Drugs Affecting Learning and Memory 244

10. Prevention of Disorders of Learning 269

Part IV Clinical Patterns of Disorders of Learning 291

11. Developmental Learning Disabilities 293

12. Effects of Poverty, Cultural Differences, and Inappropriate Stimulation 351

13. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders 384

14. Learning Disorders with an Organic Basis 426

15. Tourette's Syndrome 483

Part V Alternatives for the Future 535

16. Education in a Democratic Society 537.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-628) and indexes.

ISBN:

0471392596

OCLC:

46836692

Online:

Table of Contents