Dictionary and Reference Guide to Learning Disabilities

As an increasing number of children and adults are being diagnosed with learning disabilities, an equally increasing number of parents, educators and other professionals are seeking clear, comprehensible definitions of the myriad and sometimes perplexing terms associated with these disabilities.

This comprehensive A-Z dictionary includes basic definitions, symptoms, history, assessment, teaching methods and legal issues relating to nearly 1,500 terms used to describe learning disabilities.

A series of helpful appendices also list relevant groups and associations, periodicals, books, databases and additional recommended reading.

This unique and comprehensive reference source should meet the demand for concise and easily accessible information offered in lay terms that will shed light on numerous learning disabilities.