Learning disabilities
By: Arthur Gillard, book editor
Series: Issues that concern you; Issues that concern you
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9780737756951
Subjects: Learning disabilities
Description: Explores the issues surrounding learning disabilities. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An overview of learning disabilities / Emily Jane Willingham, Paula Anne Ford-Martin, and Rebecca J. Frey; title: Learning disabilities are natural brain differences / Jan Farrington; title: People with learning disabilities need to be respected and valued / Paul Williams; title: Dyslexia is the most common learning disability / International Dyslexia Association; title: Dyslexia is a harmful and misleading label / Michael K. Meyerhoff; title: Dyssemia is a nonverbal learning disability / Stephen Nowicki and Marshall P. Duke; title: Stimulant medication has a role to play in the treatment of ADHD / Allan Schwartz; title: Stimulant medication is not an effective treatment for ADHD / Steven Salzberg; title: School systems improperly label children with ADHD / Peter Gray; title: Environmental toxins are causing an increase in learning disabilities / Donna Nitzberg; title: Inadequate nutrition is causing an increase in learning disabilities / Michael Roth and Richard Drucker; title: The number of learning disabled children is exaggerated / Marcus A. Winters and Jay P. Greene; title: Modern technology is the solution to learning disabilities / David Rose and Ge Vue; title: Gifted students with learning disabilities face special challenges / Linda C. Neumann; title: Appendix: What you should know about learning disabilities ; What you should do about learning disabilities; title: Organizations to contact.