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The Nature of Learning Disabilities: Critical Elements of Diagnosis and Classification book cover

1st Edition

The Nature of Learning Disabilities Critical Elements of Diagnosis and Classification

By Kenneth A. Kavale, Steven R. Forness Copyright 1995
448 Pages
by Routledge

444 Pages
by Routledge

448 Pages
by Routledge
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The category of learning disabilities continues to be among the most contentious in special education. Much of the debate and dissent emanates from a lack of understanding about its basic nature. The failure to evolve a comprehensive and unified perspective about the nature of learning disabilities has resulted in the concept being lost. The loss is best illustrated through the failure to answer... Read more
Contents: Preface. Dilemma of Learning Disabilities. The Historical Context of LD. The Emergence of LD. Thematic Foundations of LD. Intelligence and LD. Research and Measurement Problems in LD. Elements of LD. Characterizing LD. A Retrospective Look at LD. What Is LD? Appendices: Abbreviations Used in Text. Test Abbreviations.

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Kenneth A. Kavale, Steven R. Forness

"...offers many valuable insights....These authors paint a clear picture of the LD field today, and it is not pretty. However, they also offer a variety of solutions for the majority of the problems they present....The historical revelations offered by the book allow a much clearer understanding about why the LD field has struggled."
—John R. Fleming, M.Ed.^LDevelopmental Learning Solutions

"This fascinating and very important book provides an up-to-date review of the state of the field of learning disabilities (LD) in the USA....It is considered to be essential reading for all psychologists and others who work with children with SpLD [specific learning difficulties]."
—British Journal of Educational Psychology

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