Research and global perspectives in learning disabilities : essays in honor of William M. Cruickshank / edited by Daniel P. Hallahan, Barbara K. Keogh.

Contributor Hallahan, Daniel P., 1944-

Imprint:Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2001.

Descriptionvi, 362 p. : illus. ; 25 cm.

Note:The executive committee of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities planned this volume on the occasion of its 25th anniversary to honor the founder of the Academy, William M. Cruickshank.

Note:Introduction / Daniel P. Hallahan, Barbara K. Keogh -- The lives and careers of Bill and Dorothy Cruickshank / Dorisd Johnson, Barbara Keogh -- Neurobiological basis of learning disabilities / Michelle Y. Kibby, George W. Hynd -- Comorbid ADHD and learning disabilities: diagnosis, special education, and intervention / Ronald A. Kotkin, Steven R. Forness, Kenneth A. Kavale -- Social functioning of students with learning disabilities / Dheepa Sridhar, Sharon Vaughn -- Using assessment to account for and promote strong outcomes for students with learning disabilities / Lynn S. Fuchs, Douglas Fuchs -- Strategic learning in students with learning disabilities: what have we learned? / Lynn Meltzer, Marjorie Montague -- Structure and effective teaching / Margaret P. Weiss, John Wills Lloyd -- The concept of the least restrictive environment and learning disabilities: least restrictive of what? Reflections on Cruickshank's 1977 guest editorial for the Journal of Learning Disabilities / Jean B. Crockett, James M. Kauffman -- Learning disabilities: a life-span approach / Paul J. Gerber -- Learning disabilities in Australia / John Elkins -- Learning disabilities in Canada / Bernice Y.L. Wong, Nancy Hutchinson -- Learning disabilities in Germany: a retrospective analysis, current status and future trends / Günther Opp -- British orientations to specific learning disabilities / K. Wedell -- Learning disabilities in Japan / Masayoshi Tsuge -- Learning disabilities in the Netherlands / Luc M. Stevens, Wim van Werkhoven -- Reading disabilities in Scandinavia / Ingvar Lundberg, Torleiv Höien -- Learning disabilities studies in South America / Luis Bravo-Valdivieso, Neva Milicic Müller -- The challenge of international research in learning disabilities / Susan A. Vogel.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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