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| Each chapter concludes with "Summary." | |
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| The Concept Of Learning Disabilities | |
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| History, Definition, and Prevalence | |
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| Educational Philosophy and Practices | |
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| Advocacy | |
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| Research and Program Development | |
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| Definition | |
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| Identification Practices | |
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| Prevalence of Learning Disabilities | |
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| Causes Of Learning Disabilities | |
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| Physiological Differences | |
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| Brain Injury | |
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| Structural Brain Differences | |
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| Hereditary Factors | |
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| Biochemical Irregularities, Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity | |
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| Task and Setting Contributors | |
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| Task-Based Contributors | |
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| Setting-Based Contributors | |
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| Implications for Assessment and Intervention | |
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| Information-Processing Patterns in Learning Disabilities | |
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| Visual-Perceptual Skills | |
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| Phonological Processing and Language Skills | |
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| Attention | |
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| Motor Skills | |
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| Implications for Assessment and Intervention | |
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| The Learner | |
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| Academic Development | |
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| The Primary Grades | |
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| The Intermediate Grades | |
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| The Middle and High School Years | |
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| The Adult Years | |
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| Learning Strategy and Information-Processing Development | |
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| Attention, Memory, and Learning Strategies | |
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| Visual-Perceptual, Motor, and Language Development | |
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| Social-Emotional Development | |
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| The Preschooler | |
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| The Elementary School Student | |
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| The Secondary School Student | |
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| The Adult | |
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| The Task | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Assessment Purposes | |
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| Models of Assessment | |
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| Assessment Methods | |
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| Multidimensional Assessment Approaches | |
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| Assessment Domains | |
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| Planning Educational Interventions | |
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| Planning Individualized Instruction | |
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| Adapting Instruction to Learner Ability and Style | |
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| Defining and Coordinating Intervention Roles | |
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| Developing Partnerships Between Special and General Education | |
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| Instructional Strategies | |
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| Preschool Programming | |
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| Elementary School Programming | |
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| Secondary School Programming | |
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| The Setting | |
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| The Family | |
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| Families and Learning | |
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| Family Adjustment | |
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| Family Assessment | |
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| Family Intervention | |
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| The School | |
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| Physical Characteristics | |
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| Organizational Characteristics | |
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| Human Characteristics | |