The Complete Learning Disabilities Handbook

The third edition of this classic resource is a comprehensive source of information, strategies, and activities for working with learning disabled students. The book offers special educators, classroom teachers, and parents a wealth of new and proven suggestions and ready-to-use materials for helping LD students of all ages learn and perform at their fullest potential.

Harwell and Jackson provide clear explanations of the latest research on learning disabilities as well as a wealth of practical strategies for classroom management, lesson plans, and assessment. This authoritative, up-to-date reference includes:

An overview of learning disabilities, written in easily accessible terms

Diagnostic tools and remediation techniques forall types of learning disabilities

Specific interventions for specific problems

Strategies for building LD students' academic skills in all basic content areas

Ways to increase motivation, participation, andself-esteem in even the most reluctant learner

Solutions to common problems that may co-exist with LD, like poor social skills and attention deficits

Classroom management strategies proven to work with LD students

Tips for working successfully with parents

Volume I in the series is a complete reference guide to diagnosing specific learning problems, including a list of behaviors that signal possible learning disabilities. Volume II, Ready to Use Tools & Materials for Remediating Specific Learning Disabilities (0-87628-280-X), provides 230 reproducible activities to remediate problems in reading, language arts, and math in grades K-12.