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| Basic Concepts | |
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| What Are Individuals with Learning Disabilities Like? | |
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| Why Is It Important to Understand Learning Disabilities? | |
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| Why Are Learning Disabilities Controversial? | |
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| How Many People Have Learning Disabilities? | |
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| Who Works with People Who Have Learning Disabilities | |
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| Can Learning Disabilities Be Overcome? | |
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| Causes of Learning Disabilities | |
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| What Causes Learning Disabilities? | |
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| How Does the Brain Function? | |
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| How Can We Infer Neurological Dysfunction? | |
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| What Factors Contribute to Neurological Dysfunction? | |
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| What Factors Should Educators Keep in Mind Regarding Causes? | |
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| Eligibilty.What Laws Govern the Delivery of Special Education? | |
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| How Is Special Education Defined? | |
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| How is Learning Disability Defined in IDEA? | |
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| What is the Traditional Eligibility Process? | |
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| What is an Alternative Eligibility Process? | |
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| What is the Individualized Education Program? | |
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| Parents and Families | |
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| How Have Professionals' Views of Parents Changed? | |
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| What Treatment Models Are Used with Families? | |
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| What Are Some Current Trends in American Family Life? | |
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| What is the Family's Role? | |
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| How Can Communication be Enhanced between the Family and Professionals? | |
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| Prevention and Intervention in Early Childhood | |
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| How Can Learning Disabilities Be Prevented? | |
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| How Are Learning Disabilities Identified in Infancy and Early Childhood? | |
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| How Is Early Childhood Intervention Provided? | |
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| What Are Some Trends in Early Childhood Education? | |
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| Transition Programming in Adolescence and Adulthood | |
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| What Are Learning Disability Outcomes Across the Life Span? | |
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| What Transition Programs and Services are Available? | |
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| How Are Students with Learning Disabilities Prepared for College? | |
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| How Can Students with Learning Disabilities Succeed in College? | |
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| How can Students with Learning Disabilities Prepare for the Work World? | |
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| How Can Employers Encourage Success for Adults with Learning Disabilities? | |
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| How Can Employees with Learning Disabilities Succeed in the Workplace? | |
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| Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems | |
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| What is the Link between Learning Disabilities and Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems? | |
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| What Are The Major Causes of Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems? | |
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| How Should We Address the Characteristics of Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems? | |
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| What Are The Main Educational Methods Used for Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems? | |
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| What Is The New Medical Model? | |
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| Cognition, Metacognition, and Memory in Students with Learning Disabilities | |
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| Has Self-Regulation Always Been of Interest? | |
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| How Can We Explain Learning and Memory? | |
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| What Do We Know about the Learning and Memory of Students with Learning Disabilities? | |
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| How Can Learning, Memory, and Motivation Needs Be Addressed? | |
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| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | |
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| What Are The Links Between Learning Disabilities and Attention Problems? | |
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| What Are The Historical Origins of ADHD? | |
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| What is Today's Definition of ADHD? | |
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| What is the Prevalence of ADHD? | |
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| How Is ADHD Assessed? | |
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| What Are the Behavioral Characteristics of Persons with ADHD? | |
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| What Is the Role of Medication for Persons with ADHD? | |
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| Educational Approaches | |
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| What Conceptual Models Have Been Described? | |
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| Why Is it Important for Teachers to Know What Research Says About Effective Practices? | |
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| How Are Educational Approaches Different, and How Are They Similar? | |
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| Students Who Experience Difficulties with Spoken Language | |
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| What Is Communication? | |
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| Are Language Problems Common in Learning Disabilities? | |
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| How Does One Study Language? | |
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| Major Elements of Language and Their Development | |
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| Characteristics of students with Learning Disabilities in Spoken Language | |
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| How are Spoken Language Abilities Assessed? | |
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| How Can Oral Language Problems be Addressed? | |
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| Students Who Experience Difficulties with Reading | |
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| What is Reading? | |
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| What Are the Major Elements of Reading? | |
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| What Problems Do Students with Learning Disabilities Have in Reading? | |
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| How Is Reading Performance Assessed? | |
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| How Common Are Reading Problems in Learning Disabilities? | |
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| How Can Instruction Help Prevent Reading Disabilities? | |
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| How Can Instruction Help Remediate Learnin | |