From the Book - Regular Print - Second edition.
List of Strategies to Consider vii --
Who Are Special Needs Students? 2 --
Can Brain Research Help? 2 --
What Is in This Book? 3 --
Chapter 1 Brain and Learning 5 --
Some Exterior Parts of the Brain 5 --
Some Interior Parts of the Brain 8 --
Learning and Retention 12 --
How Different Are the Brains of Today's Students? 16 --
Chapter 2 When Learning Difficulties Arise 19 --
Research Examines Learning Disabilities 20 --
Responsiveness to Intervention 27 --
Helping Students Become Strategic Learners 31 --
Chapter 3 Attention Disorders 48 --
What Educators Need to Consider 56 --
Chapter 4 Speech Disabilities 66 --
Learning Spoken Language 67 --
Problems in Learning Spoken Language 73 --
What Educators Need to Consider 78 --
Chapter 5 Reading Disabilities 83 --
Difficulties in Learning to Read 88 --
Detecting Reading Problems 96 --
What Educators Need to Consider 99 --
Chapter 6 Writing Disabilities 119 --
Difficulties in Writing 121 --
What Educators Need to Consider 127 --
Chapter 7 Mathematical Disabilities 141 --
Learning to Calculate 141 --
Difficulties in Mathematics 143 --
What Educators Need to Consider 148 --
Chapter 8 Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 160 --
Emotions, Behavior, and Learning 160 --
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 163 --
What Educators Need to Consider 171 --
Chapter 9 Autism Spectrum Disorders 179 --
Pervasive Developmental Disorders 179 --
What Educators Need to Consider 190 --
Helping Students With Learning Difficulties 198.
