Neuropsychological perspectives on learning disabilities in the era of RTI
Subtitle: recommendations for diagnosis and intervention
By: edited by Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, Cecil R. Reynolds.
Contributors: Fletcher-Janzen, Elaine.; Reynolds, Cecil R., 1952-
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470225271
Subjects: Learning disabilities -- Diagnosis; Learning disabled children -- Education; Remedial teaching; Neuropsychological tests for children; Child; Learning Disorders -- diagnosis; Education, Special; Eligibility Determination -- standards; Neuropsychological Tests; School Health Services
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Neuropsychology and specific learning disabilities: lessons from the past as a guide to present controversies and future clinical practice / by Alan S. Kaufman; title: RTI, neuroscience, and sense: chaos in the diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities / by Cecil R. Reynolds; title: Neuroscience and RTI: a complementary role / by H. Lee Swanson; title: The education empire strikes back: will RTI displace neuropsychology and neuroscience from the realm of learning disabilities? / by Merrill Hiscock and Marcel Kinsbourne; title: Nature-nurture perspectives in diagnosing and treating learning disabilities: response to questions begging answers that see the forest and the trees / by Virginia W. Berninger and James A. Holdnack; title: Compatibility of neuropsychology and RTI in the diagnosis and assessment of learning disabilities / by Cynthia A. Riccio; title: Assessment versus testing and its importance in learning disability diagnosis / by Julie A. Suhr; title: Comprehensive assessment must play a role in RTI / by Steven J. Hughes; title: The need to integrate cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology into a RTI model / by Daniel C. Miller; title: Neuropsychological assessment and RTI in the assessment of learning disabilities: are they mutually exclusive? / by David Breiger and Lawrence V. Majovski; title: Learning disabilities: complementary views from neuroscience, neuropsychology, and public health / by Ronald T. Brown, Brian P. Daly, and Gerry A. Stefanatos; title: Integrating science and practice in education / by Richard Boada, Margaret Riddle, and Bruce F. Pennington.