Addressing Learning Disabilities and Difficulties

How to Reach and Teach Every Student
Gilbert Guerin - San José State University, USA
Mary C. Male - San José State University, USA
Addressing Learning Disabilities and Difficulties
November 2005 | 184 pages | Corwin
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Help children with learning difficulties or learning disabilities excel in the general education classroom!

Help struggling students avert failure before it becomes chronic and destructive to their self-esteem and motivation! Drawing from the collective experience of professionals and parents who have successfully worked with students with learning disabilities and difficulties, and including the latest information from IDEA 2004 and NCLB, this revised edition of I Can Learn provides a wealth of best practices and policies specifically designed to help these students not only participate in but also excel in the general education classroom. Readers will discover:

  • Characteristics of specific learning and performance difficulties and disabilities
  • Strategies to improve learning skills such as listening comprehension, ability to pay attention, mathematical reasoning, and reading word recognition
  • Strategies to enhance spelling, verbal and written expression, test-taking, and appropriate social behavior
  • Information about the referral process, determination of eligibility for special services, and provision of services to students with specific learning disabilities
  • School practices that support the success of all students

This clear and concise reference offers educators and parents the support and tools they need to reduce special education referrals and help all students experience successful outcomes!  

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Editors

About the Editors

1. Introduction

  • Some Background of Difficulties With Children’s Learning and Performance
  • Complexity of Learning and Performance Difficulties
  • Basic Assumptions
  • Approaches to Children’s Difficulties in Learning and Performance
  • Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Addressing Learning Disabilities and Difficulties
  • Parts I and II: Their Content and Purpose
  • Ways to Use This Handbook
  • Summary

Part I: Learning Difficulties and Teaching Strategies

  • 2. Strategies to Improve Learning Skills
  • Listening Comprehension
  • Ability to Pay Attention
  • Organizational Skills
  • Retention and Retrieval of Material
  • Productivity
  • Mathematical Computations and Operations
  • Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving
  • Reading Word Recognition
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Summary
  • Intervention Plan
  • 3. Strategies to Improve Performance Skills
  • Verbal Expression
  • Handwriting and Copying
  • Spelling
  • Written Expression
  • Test Taking
  • Appropriate Social Behavior
  • Summary
  • Intervention Plan

Part II: The Special Education Referral Process

  • 4. Referral and Eligibility
  • Documentation of Adaptations
  • The Referral Process
  • The Evaluation Process
  • Parents’ Rights
  • Eligibility and Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Summary
  • 5. The Individualized Education Program
  • Intent of the IEP
  • IEP Meeting
  • Content of the IEP Document
  • The Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan
  • Placement in Alternative Education Setting
  • Reviews and Reevaluations
  • Summary
  • 6. Options for Service Delivery
  • Continuum of Program Options
  • Service Delivery Models
  • Strategies and Programs for School Sites
  • Summary
  • Afterword
  • Glossary
  • Resource A: Characteristics and Criteria for Identifying Students With Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Attentional Disorders, and Behavioral Problems
  • Resource B: Selected Internet Sites
  • Resource C: Agencies and Organizations
  • Selected References
  • Index

Additional materials

Description

Help children with learning difficulties or learning disabilities excel in the general education classroom!

Help struggling students avert failure before it becomes chronic and destructive to their self-esteem and motivation! Drawing from the collective experience of professionals and parents who have successfully worked with students with learning disabilities and difficulties, and including the latest information from IDEA 2004 and NCLB, this revised edition of I Can Learn provides a wealth of best practices and policies specifically designed to help these students not only participate in but also excel in the general education classroom. Readers will discover:

  • Characteristics of specific learning and performance difficulties and disabilities
  • Strategies to improve learning skills such as listening comprehension, ability to pay attention, mathematical reasoning, and reading word recognition
  • Strategies to enhance spelling, verbal and written expression, test-taking, and appropriate social behavior
  • Information about the referral process, determination of eligibility for special services, and provision of services to students with specific learning disabilities
  • School practices that support the success of all students

This clear and concise reference offers educators and parents the support and tools they need to reduce special education referrals and help all students experience successful outcomes!  

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Editors

About the Editors

1. Introduction

  • Some Background of Difficulties With Children’s Learning and Performance
  • Complexity of Learning and Performance Difficulties
  • Basic Assumptions
  • Approaches to Children’s Difficulties in Learning and Performance
  • Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Addressing Learning Disabilities and Difficulties
  • Parts I and II: Their Content and Purpose
  • Ways to Use This Handbook
  • Summary

Part I: Learning Difficulties and Teaching Strategies

  • 2. Strategies to Improve Learning Skills
  • Listening Comprehension
  • Ability to Pay Attention
  • Organizational Skills
  • Retention and Retrieval of Material
  • Productivity
  • Mathematical Computations and Operations
  • Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving
  • Reading Word Recognition
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Summary
  • Intervention Plan
  • 3. Strategies to Improve Performance Skills
  • Verbal Expression
  • Handwriting and Copying
  • Spelling
  • Written Expression
  • Test Taking
  • Appropriate Social Behavior
  • Summary
  • Intervention Plan

Part II: The Special Education Referral Process

  • 4. Referral and Eligibility
  • Documentation of Adaptations
  • The Referral Process
  • The Evaluation Process
  • Parents’ Rights
  • Eligibility and Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Summary
  • 5. The Individualized Education Program
  • Intent of the IEP
  • IEP Meeting
  • Content of the IEP Document
  • The Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan
  • Placement in Alternative Education Setting
  • Reviews and Reevaluations
  • Summary
  • 6. Options for Service Delivery
  • Continuum of Program Options
  • Service Delivery Models
  • Strategies and Programs for School Sites
  • Summary
  • Afterword
  • Glossary
  • Resource A: Characteristics and Criteria for Identifying Students With Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Attentional Disorders, and Behavioral Problems
  • Resource B: Selected Internet Sites
  • Resource C: Agencies and Organizations
  • Selected References
  • Index

Additional materials

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Addressing Learning Disabilities and Difficulties

How to Reach and Teach Every Student

Gilbert Guerin , Mary C. Male
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Help children with learning difficulties or learning disabilities excel in the general education classroom!

Help struggling students avert failure before it becomes chronic and destructive to their self-esteem and motivation! Drawing from the collective experience of professionals and parents who have successfully worked with students with learning disabilities and difficulties, and including the latest information from IDEA 2004 and NCLB, this revised edition of I Can Learn provides a wealth of best practices and policies specifically designed to help these students not only participate in but also excel in the general education classroom. Readers will discover:

  • Characteristics of specific learning and performance difficulties and disabilities
  • Strategies to improve learning skills such as listening comprehension, ability to pay attention, mathematical reasoning, and reading word recognition
  • Strategies to enhance spelling, verbal and written expression, test-taking, and appropriate social behavior
  • Information about the referral process, determination of eligibility for special services, and provision of services to students with specific learning disabilities
  • School practices that support the success of all students

This clear and concise reference offers educators and parents the support and tools they need to reduce special education referrals and help all students experience successful outcomes!  


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Editors
  • 1. Introduction
  • Some Background of Difficulties With Children’s Learning and Performance
  • Complexity of Learning and Performance Difficulties
  • Basic Assumptions
  • Approaches to Children’s Difficulties in Learning and Performance
  • Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Addressing Learning Disabilities and Difficulties
  • Parts I and II: Their Content and Purpose
  • Ways to Use This Handbook
  • Summary
  • Part I: Learning Difficulties and Teaching Strategies
  • 2. Strategies to Improve Learning Skills
  • Listening Comprehension
  • Ability to Pay Attention
  • Organizational Skills
  • Retention and Retrieval of Material
  • Productivity
  • Mathematical Computations and Operations
  • Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving
  • Reading Word Recognition
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Summary
  • Intervention Plan
  • 3. Strategies to Improve Performance Skills
  • Verbal Expression
  • Handwriting and Copying
  • Spelling
  • Written Expression
  • Test Taking
  • Appropriate Social Behavior
  • Summary
  • Intervention Plan
  • Part II: The Special Education Referral Process
  • 4. Referral and Eligibility
  • Documentation of Adaptations
  • The Referral Process
  • The Evaluation Process
  • Parents’ Rights
  • Eligibility and Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Summary
  • 5. The Individualized Education Program
  • Intent of the IEP
  • IEP Meeting
  • Content of the IEP Document
  • The Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan
  • Placement in Alternative Education Setting
  • Reviews and Reevaluations
  • Summary
  • 6. Options for Service Delivery
  • Continuum of Program Options
  • Service Delivery Models
  • Strategies and Programs for School Sites
  • Summary
  • Afterword
  • Glossary
  • Resource A: Characteristics and Criteria for Identifying Students With Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Attentional Disorders, and Behavioral Problems
  • Resource B: Selected Internet Sites
  • Resource C: Agencies and Organizations
  • Selected References
  • Index

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"This quick reference reflects 2004 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and recent developments for working with children and youth with learning disabilities and learning differences." —From the Preface
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