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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778339003321

Autore

Mamen Maggie <1946->

Titolo

Understanding nonverbal learning disabilities [[electronic resource] ] : a common-sense guide for parents and professionals / / Maggie Mamen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-281-14332-4

9786611143329

1-84642-674-X

Edizione

[1st American pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Collana

JKP essentials

Disciplina

618.92/85889

Soggetti

Learning disabilities

Nonverbal learning disabilities

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

Introduction to learning disabilities -- What the eye doesn't see ... recognizing NLD -- Assessment and diagnosis of NLD -- Pattern recognition and NLD -- Introduction to subtypes -- Perceptual NLD -- Social NLD -- Written expressive NLD -- Attentional NLD -- General approaches to managing NLD -- Strategies for organizational skills -- Strategies for communications skills and social language -- Strategies for processing social cues -- Strategies for written expression -- Strategies for mathematics -- Strategies for self-regulation -- Strategies for behavior management -- A final few words.

14. Strategies for Written Expression15. Strategies for Mathematics; 16. Strategies for Self-regulation; 17. Strategies for Behavior management; 18. A Final Few Words; REFERENCES; RESOURCES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

This easy-to-read guide offers a complete overview of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLDs) and the wide variety of symptoms that different types of NLD present. Maggie Mamen enables readers to select the most relevant strategies for coping with and managing their particular symptoms. She provides a wealth of practical advice on key skills such as developing written and verbal communication, understanding social clues, managing behaviour, self-regulation and



improving organization. She also covers relevant teaching methods for the classroom. This practical and accessible introduction is an essential guide for those families and professionals working with children and adults with NLDs. - Publisher.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969064503321

Titolo

The dynamics of ancient empires : state power from Assyria to Byzantium / / edited by Ian Morris and Walter Scheidel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-770452-2

0-19-988817-5

1-281-92562-4

9786611925628

0-19-970761-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Collana

Oxford studies in early empires

Altri autori (Persone)

MorrisIan <1960->

ScheidelWalter <1966->

Disciplina

320.93

Soggetti

Imperialism - History

State, The - History

Mediterranean Region History To 476

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-367) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1 Ancient States, Empires, and Exploitation: Problems and Perspectives; 2 The Neo-Assyrian Empire; 3 The Achaemenid Empire; 4 The Greater Athenian State; 5 The Political Economy of the Roman Empire; 6 The Byzantine Empire; 7 Sex and Empire: A Darwinian Perspective; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume addresses and encourages dialogue across disciplinary boundaries by examining the fundamental features of the successive and partly overlapping imperial states that dominated much of the Near East and the Mediterranean in the first millennia BCE and CE.