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Perspectives on learning disabilities in India [electronic resource] : current practices and prospects / editors: Komilla Thapa, Geerdina M. Van Der Aalsvoort, Janak Pandey.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Learning disabled children--India.
- Learning disabled children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Learning disabilities (LDs) remain one of the least understood and most debated. disabling conditions that affect children. Perspective on Learning Disabilities. in India: Current Practices and Prospects showcases how researchers and practitioners. in the country have evolved strategies to resolve the fundamental questions related. to LDs, while focusing on marginalized and disadvantaged groups. It not only highlights. the basic issues and controversies in this field but also presents innovative,. theory-driven approaches to the assessment and remediation of LDs. It also emphasizes. the role o
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; Learning Disabilities; Young-at-risk Children; Learning Disability and Language Learning; Developmental Dyslexia; The Marginalized Dalits; Learning Disability; Profiles of Academic Skill Deficits in Indian Schools; Teacher Identification of Learning Problems; Teachers' Perception of Learning-related Problems in School-going Children; A Base-line Study of Learning Disabilities; A Theory-driven Approach to the Diagnosis and Remediation of Learning Problems in Children; Scaffolding to Learn
- Detailed Assessment of Specific Learning Disability and Intervention in School ChildrenIdentifying Issues and Looking Ahead; About the Editors and Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 93-5280-165-2
- 1-281-96372-0
- 9786611963729
- 81-321-0037-9
- OCLC:
- 476230949
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