Speaking, reading, and writing in children with language learning disabilities : new paradigms in research and practice / edited by Katharine G. Butler, Elaine R. Silliman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Butler, Katharine G.

Silliman, Elaine R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning disabled children--Education--United States.

Learning disabled children.

Learning disabled children--Education.

United States.

Language arts--United States.

Language arts.

Physical Description:

xi, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2002.

Summary:

Bridging research and practice, the first comprehensive and integrated overview of the multiple factors involved in language learning from late preschool through post high school that must be considered in problems are to be effectively addressed.

Contents:

Part I Perspectives On Language, Literacy, and Diversity

1 The Time has Come to Talk of Many Things / Elaine R. Silliman, Katharine G. Butler, Geraldine P. Wallach 3

2 Research on Reading and Reading Problems: Findings, Limitations, and Future Directions / Barbara K. Keogh 27

3 The Language Basis of Reading: Implications for Classification and Treatment of Children With Reading Disabilities / Alan G. Kamhi, Hugh W. Catts 45

4 Beyond Decoding: Critical and Dynamic Literacy for Students With Dyslexia, Language Learning Disabilities (LLD), or Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) / Carol Westby 73

5 Language Variation and Struggling Readers: Finding Patterns in Diversity / Elaine R. Silliman, Ruth Huntley Bahr, Louise C. Wilkinson, Candida R. Turner 109

Part II The Classroom as Context

New Instructional Directions

6 Classroom Discourse: A Key to Literacy / Marion Blank 151

7 Promises and Pitfalls of Scaffolded Instruction for Students With Language Learning Disabilities / C. Addison Stone 175

8 The Road Less Traveled: Prevention and Intervention in Written Language / Steve Graham, Karen Harris 199

9 A Fork in the Road Less Traveled: Writing Intervention Based on Language Profile / Cheryl M. Scott 219

10 "Hanging with Friends": Making Sense of Research on Peer Discourse in Children With Language and Learning Disabilities / Mavis L. Donahue 239

11 Communicating With Peers in the Classroom Context: The Next Steps / Patricia A. Prelock 259

12 Technology and Literacy: Decisions for the New Millennium / Julie J. Masterson, Kenn Apel, Lisa A. Wood 273

Part III Legal and Policy Issues in Special Education and Postsecondary Education

13 Legal, Administrative, and Policy Issues in Special Education / Alan G. Osborne, Jr. 297

14 Legal Issues in Serving Postsecondary Students With Disabilities / Dolores E. Battle 315.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

080583365X

0805833668

OCLC:

47717956