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Bender, Lauretta – Annals of Dyslexia, 1987
Described are the history of the study of language disabilities, briefly outlining the work of Samuel Orton, Judson Herrick, Adolph Meyer, and Paul Schilder; Lauretta Bender's development of the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test; and the basic principles of language disorders, including familial patterns, maturation lag, plasticity, and nonfixated…
Descriptors: Child Development, Heredity, History, Individual Development
Beaubien, Richard L. – 1999
The need for a better understanding and better treatment of learning disabilities (LD) in adult learners of English as a second language (ESL) is discussed. Such an effort should draw on both existing knowledge of LD in the first-language context and new research on LD and second language learning. The ethical implications of teaching ESL to…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adults, Educational Research, English (Second Language)
Carrasquillo, Angela, Ed.; Baecher, Richard E., Ed. – 1990
This collection of 11 essays on bilingual special education addresses both theoretical and practical issues. The essays are: "Bilingual Special Education: The Important Connection" (Angela L. Carrasquillo); "Using Language Assessment Data for Language and Instructional Planning for Exceptional Bilingual Students" (Alba A.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Special Education, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development