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Intended for parents and professionals, the document contains a listing of books, newsletters, periodicals, and free material on learning disabilities. Publications are listed alphabetically by author or sponsor with entries that usually provide the following information: title, publisher, publisher's address, publication date, cost, and brief…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Swartz, Stanley L. – Curriculum Review, 1979
Presents the definition of learning disabilities found in the Specific Learning Disabilities Amendment of P.L. 94-142; briefly outlines the classroom teacher's role; and provides a short list of organizations, journals, and reference books for those seeking further information on learning disabilities. (SJL)
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Federal Legislation
Haig, Joan M.; Patterson, Becky H. – 1980
An overview of adult learning disabilities is presented with an emphasis on the most recent developments in the field. Areas discussed are definition, characteristics, current literature, and program design. Various definitions of a learning disabled adult are identified and the problems associated with these definitions are considered. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills
Download full textHoover, John H.; Reetz, Linda J. – 1989
Intended for use in college-level secondary-education methods courses, the module contains text, an annotated bibliography, and overhead masters. The first section explains the federal definition of learning disabilities (LD), noting the difficulty of measuring many of the characteristics identified in the definition and the resulting increasing…
Descriptors: Definitions, Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Handicap Identification
Kagan, Arleen – 1981
The first of five volumes for Project Teach 'n' Reach, designed to help teachers of grades 1-6 in regular classrooms to teach about various kinds of handicapping conditions, is a teacher's guide. Performance objectives, activities, worksheets, and resources are listed for the use of these teachers in the implementation of their social-science and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Communication Disorders, Definitions, Developmental Disabilities
Kerka, Sandra – 2000
Howard Gardner and others have continued to expand on Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences (MI), a broad range of abilities people use to learn, solve problems, and create. Whereas most past studies and practical applications of MI theory have focused on learners in grades K-12, recent projects are extending MI to adult education. For…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Education Branch. – 1996
Part of a seven-book series called "Programming for Students with Special Needs," this book offers all teachers information to enhance their understanding of learning disabilities and provides practical strategies to assist in teaching students with special needs. Section 1 discusses the definition of learning disabilities, labeling, and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Check Lists, Cognitive Processes, Definitions
