A Comprehensive review and critical evaluation of the literature on learning disabilities in adults, this book outlines a conceptual framework for diagnosis and intervention and provides detailed guideline for practice. Issues covered include models for service delivery; the perceptions of employers, counselors, and consumers; the co-occurrence of psychiatric disorders with learning disabilities; and the role of public policy. This book will be of value to professionals and students in the fields of clinical psychology, school psychology, special education, and vocational rehabilitation.
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"A significant contribution to the field and an invaluable resource for researchers, clinicians, and teachers." - G. Reid Lyon, PhD
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Noel Gregg, Ph.D., is currently Director of The University of Georgia Learning Disabilities Center. She is the author, most recently, of Written Expression Disorders, and coauthor of Assessment: The Special Educator's Role. In addition, she has an extensive publication list of research that focuses on the adolescent and adult population with learning disabilities.
Cheri Hoy, Ph.D., is Professor and Head of the Department of Special Education at The University of Georgia. She is coauthor of Assessment: The Special Educator's Role. Her research and other publications address issues concerning adolescents and adults with learning disabilities.
Alice Gay, M.Ed., is a media director at the Learning Disabilities Research and Training Center housed within The University of Georgia Learning Disabilities Center. She has developed a series of interactive TV and satellite teleconferences focusing on the adolescent and adult population with learning disabilities.
Cheri Hoy, Ph.D., is Professor and Head of the Department of Special Education at The University of Georgia. She is coauthor of Assessment: The Special Educator's Role. Her research and other publications address issues concerning adolescents and adults with learning disabilities.
Alice Gay, M.Ed., is a media director at the Learning Disabilities Research and Training Center housed within The University of Georgia Learning Disabilities Center. She has developed a series of interactive TV and satellite teleconferences focusing on the adolescent and adult population with learning disabilities.
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The term "consumer empowerment" is used by both adults with learning disabilities and professionals in discussing a wide variety of concepts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
adult population with learning disabilities, many adults with learning disabilities, nonverbal learning disabilities model, adult basic educators, successful adults with learning disabilities, issues surrounding severe discrepancy, successful employment outcomes, young adults with learning disabilities, eligibility models, individuals with learning disabilities, college students with learning disabilities, adult learning disabilities, professionals across disciplines, psychosocial adjustment difficulties, learning disabled adults, learning disabilities professionals, learning mystique, alterable patterns, cognitive processing deficits, posterior asymmetry, learning disabilities research, psychological comorbidity, defining learning disabilities, literacy practitioners, adult movement Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Public Law, Rehabilitation Act, Disabilities Act, Learning Disability Quarterly, United States, San Francisco, Archives of Neurology, Department of Education, Full Scale, University of Georgia, American Psychiatric Association, American Psychologist, Guilford Press, National Joint Committee, Andover Medical, Psychological Corporation, Academic Press, Education of the Handicapped Act, Interagency Committee, Journal of Rehabilitation, Journal of Special Education, Time Out, Rehabilitation Services Administration, San Antonio New!
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The term "consumer empowerment" is used by both adults with learning disabilities and professionals in discussing a wide variety of concepts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
adult population with learning disabilities, many adults with learning disabilities, nonverbal learning disabilities model, adult basic educators, successful adults with learning disabilities, issues surrounding severe discrepancy, successful employment outcomes, young adults with learning disabilities, eligibility models, individuals with learning disabilities, college students with learning disabilities, adult learning disabilities, professionals across disciplines, psychosocial adjustment difficulties, learning disabled adults, learning disabilities professionals, learning mystique, alterable patterns, cognitive processing deficits, posterior asymmetry, learning disabilities research, psychological comorbidity, defining learning disabilities, literacy practitioners, adult movement Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Public Law, Rehabilitation Act, Disabilities Act, Learning Disability Quarterly, United States, San Francisco, Archives of Neurology, Department of Education, Full Scale, University of Georgia, American Psychiatric Association, American Psychologist, Guilford Press, National Joint Committee, Andover Medical, Psychological Corporation, Academic Press, Education of the Handicapped Act, Interagency Committee, Journal of Rehabilitation, Journal of Special Education, Time Out, Rehabilitation Services Administration, San Antonio New!
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- Learning Disabilities: The Interaction of Learner, Task, and Setting (4th Edition) by Corinne Roth Smith on 23 pages
- Learning Disabilities by Stanley W. Johnson on 19 pages
- Learning Disabilities (What Research Tells Us) by Helen Hoffner on 4 pages
- Learning Disability by M. Brown on 4 pages
- Mental Retardation by Journal on page 228, page 229, and page 230
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