Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities : A Practical Guide for Every Teacher

What is to be done to help a student who does not have an obvious special education condition, but whose expected achievement on certain academic tasks falls short of his or her actual achievement, despite evidence-based teaching?

Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities can help - it describes the characteristics associated with learning disabilities, and offers practical teaching strategies proven to increase the success rate of these students both in and outside the classroom.

Highlights includeo A pre-test and post-test to help readers assess their understanding of the nature of learning disabilities and how they are best addressed o Cognitive, academic, communicational, physical, and behavioural characteristics that are associated with learning disabilities o Strategies to improve the work habits and study skills of students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD o Highly effective methods for improving the performance of students with learning disabilities in reading, writing, and mathematics o Key vocabulary terms