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

Joan M. Harwell has more than thirty years'' experience as a classroom teacher and special educator. Harwell is the best-selling author of numerous books in the special education field. Rebecca Williams Jackson has more than twelve years of experience working with students with learning disabilities.? She works as an educational consultant and advocate for students with learning disabilities and their families.

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Acknowledgments. About the Authors. About This Book. 1 An Overview of the Field of Learning Disabilities. 2 Research in the Field of Learning Disabilities. 3 Understanding the Laws. 4 Early Childhood Education for At-Risk Students. 5 The Student Study Team Process. 6 Formal Assessment and Identification of the Student with Learning Disabilities. 7 Planning for the Student with Learning Disabilities. 8 Classroom Management for Teachers. 9 Academic Management Considerations. 10 Interventions for Specific Problems. 11 Reading and the Student with Learning Disabilities. 12 Writing, Spelling, and Speaking. 13 Teaching Mathematically Challenged Students. 14 Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities. 15 The Role of the Family. 16 Education in the New Millennium. Conclusion. References. Further Reading. Index.