Rethinking Learning Disabilities
Understanding Children Who Struggle in School
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Psychiatry, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Special Education, Learning Disabled, Neuropsychology
| Author: | Deborah Paula Waber, PhD | ISBN: | 9781606235669 |
| Publisher: | Guilford Publications | Publication: | February 3, 2010 |
| Imprint: | The Guilford Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Deborah Paula Waber, PhD |
| ISBN: | 9781606235669 |
| Publisher: | Guilford Publications |
| Publication: | February 3, 2010 |
| Imprint: | The Guilford Press |
| Language: | English |
Experts have yet to reach consensus about what a learning disability is, how to determine if a child has one, and what to do about it. Leading researcher and clinician Deborah Waber offers an alternative to the prevailing view of learning disability as a problem contained within the child. Instead, she shows how learning difficulties are best understood as a function of the developmental interaction between the child and the world. Integrating findings from education, developmental psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, she offers a novel approach with direct practical implications. Detailed real-world case studies illustrate how this approach can promote positive outcomes for children who struggle in school.
Experts have yet to reach consensus about what a learning disability is, how to determine if a child has one, and what to do about it. Leading researcher and clinician Deborah Waber offers an alternative to the prevailing view of learning disability as a problem contained within the child. Instead, she shows how learning difficulties are best understood as a function of the developmental interaction between the child and the world. Integrating findings from education, developmental psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, she offers a novel approach with direct practical implications. Detailed real-world case studies illustrate how this approach can promote positive outcomes for children who struggle in school.
