Addressing Learning Disabilities and Difficulties

Preface Acknowledgments About the Editors 1. Introduction Some Background of Difficulties With Children's Learning and Performance Complexity of Learning and Performance Difficulties Basic Assumptions Approaches to Children's Difficulties in Learning and Performance Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Addressing Learning Disabilities and Difficulties Parts I and II: Their Content and Purpose Ways to Use This Handbook Summary Part I: Learning Difficulties and Teaching Strategies 2. Strategies to Improve Learning Skills Listening Comprehension Ability to Pay Attention Organizational Skills Retention and Retrieval of Material Productivity Mathematical Computations and Operations Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving Reading Word Recognition Reading Comprehension Summary Intervention Plan 3. Strategies to Improve Performance Skills Verbal Expression Handwriting and Copying Spelling Written Expression Test Taking Appropriate Social Behavior Summary Intervention Plan Part II: The Special Education Referral Process 4. Referral and Eligibility Documentation of Adaptations The Referral Process The Evaluation Process Parents' Rights Eligibility and Specific Learning Disabilities Summary 5. The Individualized Education Program Intent of the IEP IEP Meeting Content of the IEP Document The Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan Placement in Alternative Education Setting Reviews and Reevaluations Summary 6. Options for Service Delivery Continuum of Program Options Service Delivery Models Strategies and Programs for School Sites Summary Afterword Glossary Resource A: Characteristics and Criteria for Identifying Students With Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Attentional Disorders, and Behavioral Problems Resource B: Selected Internet Sites Resource C: Agencies and Organizations Selected References Index