Calvary University

 Faculty of Education

Students with Learning Disabilities

Edition 6

Cecil D. Mercer,
Paige C. Pullen
0-13-111539-1
Paperback
630 pages
2005

Brief Description

For courses in Learning Disabilities.

The new edition of this popular text offers comprehensive coverage of all of the varying theories and practices in the field—educational, medical, and psychological—incorporating assessment, definition, characteristics, and strategies. A balanced treatment about the field of learning disabilities, each researched-based topic is clearly designed to support both diagnosis and intervention. Throughout the text, “best practices” have been identified through thorough research and practical examples.

Features

• A full chapter on social and emotional behaviors—Encompassing the use of sociometric assessment.
• Identifies sources and triggers of negative behaviors—offers ideas for using such assessments as peer status to gauge learners' progress and plan interventions.

New To This Edition

Thorough updating—Reflecting the latest trends in the field, addressing current issues, and highlighting recent research into identification of disabilities and responses to treatment. Ensures students the benefit of current research and the latest developments in the field—readies future teachers for the expectations of parents, principals, school boards, and the community.

Incorporation of the mandates of the 1997 IDEA—Plus updates to be provided on the companion website as current reauthorization develops. Familiarizes students with currently-applicable legislation at both state and federal levels—provides ongoing access to additional mandates as they are approved.

Expanded coverage—Especially in the areas of cultural diversity, consensus documents in reading instruction, effective practices to prevent/remediate reading difficulties, and assessment/teaching practices in academic areas. Highlights the major areas and topics currently receiving particular attention—gives readers a solid overview of contemporary research and its implications for future practice.

Companion Website. prenhall.com/mercer
Clear presentation of non-teaching factors and their effect on teaching success—Including curriculum design, class size, parent-teacher relations, homework, etc.
Illuminates the “big picture” of teaching students with learning disabilities—examines the effect of these non-content related matters to achieving teaching success.

Contents

PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING DISABILITIES.

1. History, Definitions, and Characteristics.
2. Medical Aspects.
3. The Family and Learning Disabilities.

PART TWO: ASSESSMENT AND SERVICES.

4. Assessment.
5. Early Identification and Intervention.
6. Adolescents and Adults.
7. Educational Services.
8. Learning and Teaching Theories.
9. Teaching Practices.

PART THREE: SPECIFIC LEARNING DISORDERS.

10. Oral Communication: Speech and Language.
11. Reading.
12. Written Communication: Handwriting, Spelling, and Written Expression.
13 .Mathematics.
14. Social and Emotional Behavior.

Appendixes: Organizations and Journals/Publishers of Books, Tests, and Materials.
Indexes

Companion Website:

http://www.prenhall.com/mercer

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