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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455635203321

Titolo

Literacy and learning [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Thomas E. Scruggs, Margo A. Mastropieri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, : Emerald, 2010

ISBN

1-282-50016-3

9786612500169

1-84950-777-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

Advances in learning and behavioral disabilities ; ; v. 23

Altri autori (Persone)

ScruggsThomas E. <1948->

MastropieriMargo A. <1951->

Disciplina

371.9

Soggetti

Learning disabilities - Treatment

Learning disabled - Education

Behavior therapy

Behavior disorders in children

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Literacy and Leraning; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Chapter 1. Response to intervention: Treatment validity and implementation challenges in the primary and middle grades; Chapter 2. The role of context in the assessment of ''unresponsiveness'' within responsiveness-to-intervention: The ''relative slope-difference discrepancy model'' (RSDDM); Chapter 3. Literacy supports for adolescent struggling readers: taking action through comprehension instruction; Chapter 4. Developmental dyslexia in a transparent orthography: A study of Spanish dyslexic children

Chapter 5. Reading comprehension: Unanswered questions and reading instruction challengesChapter 6. A longitudinal study of the impact of effective beginning reading instruction for English learners: literacy, language, and learning disabilities; Chapter 7. Writing: Underutilized for young children with disabilitiesquest; Chapter 8. Teaching students with LD to use reading comprehension strategies; Chapter 9. Persuading students with emotional disabilities to write: a design study;



Chapter 10. Components affecting expressive writing in typical and disabled writers

Chapter 11. Dyslexia: a categorical falsehood without validity or utilityChapter 12. The study of human exceptionality: how it informs our knowledge of learning and cognition

Sommario/riassunto

Among the most commonly reported characteristics of individuals with learning and behavioral disabilities are significant and persistent problems with literacy acquisition. Fortunately, applied research has revealed a number of methods for facilitating literacy learning among individuals with learning and behavioral disabilities. Included in this volume are chapters from a group of internationally-prominent authors, addressing important issues in the conceptualizing, assessing, and treating problems in literacy. In addition, current research in writing for students with learning and behavioral