Essentials of specific learning disability identification
By: Dawn P. Flanagan, Vincent C. Alfonso
Contributors: Alfonso, Vincent C.
Series: Essentials of psychological assessment
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9780470587607; 9780470920589; 9780470920596; 9780470920602
Subjects: Learning disabilities; Education; Learning disabled children
Description: "This newest addition to the Essentials series presents the latest research and information from leading scholars and researchers in the field of learning disabilities. With multiple perspectives spanning several different theoretical orientations and offering several different approaches to SLD identification--from RTI methods to cognitive strengths and weaknesses approaches--this volume offers step-by-step information on accurately identifying learning disabilities. This is essential reading for professionals who work with children and youth who may be at risk for learning disabilities"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-373) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Forward by Cecil Reynolds; title: Chapter 1 Overview of Specific Learning Disabilities (Marlene Sotelo-Dynega, Dawn P. Flanagan, and Vincent C. Alfonso); title: Chapter 2 How SLD Manifests in Reading (Steven Feifer); title: Chapter 3 How SLD Manifests in Mathematics (David C. Geary, Mary K. Hoard, and Drew H. Bailey); title: Chapter 4 How SLD Manifests in Writing (Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling); title: Chapter 5 How SLD Manifests in Oral Expression and Listening Comprehension (Elisabeth H. Wiig); title: Chapter 6 A Response-to-Intervention (RTI) Approach to SLD Identification (Jack M. Fletcher, Amy E. Barth, and Karla K. Stuebing); title: Chapter 7 The Discrepancy-Consistency Approach to SLD Identification Using the PASS Theory (Jack A. Naglieri); title: Chapter 8 RTI and Cognitive Hypothesis Testing for Specific Learning Disabilities Identification and Intervention: The Best of Both Worlds (James B. Hale, Kirby L. Wycoff, and Catherine A. Fiorello); title: Chapter 9 Evidence-Based Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Disabilities with and without Comorbidities in Oral Language, Writing, and Math for Prevention, Problem-Solving Consultation, and Specialized Instruction (Virginia W. Berninger); title: Chapter 10 A CHC-based Operational Definition of SLD: Integrating Multiple Data Sources and Multiple Data Gathering Methods (Dawn P. Flanagan, Vincent C. Alfonso, and Jennifer T. Mascolo); title: Chapter 11 Difference or Disorder: Separating Cultural and Linguistic Differences (CLD) from Specific Learning Disability (SLD) in the Evaluation of Diverse Students (Samuel O. Ortiz).