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About the Author |
| Joan M. Harwell has over 30 years of experience as a regular classroom teacher and a special education teacher for students with learning disabilities in the schools of San Bernardino, California. In addition, she was a special education mentor teacher. Since retiring from full-time teaching in 1998, she has been a field supervisor for student teachers and interns at the University of Redlands and California State University at San Bernardino. Ms. Harwell has been in Marquis' Who's Who in American Education.
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Summary
This important resource offers diagnostic tools, remedial techniques, sample lessons, and worksheets to quickly identify students with learning deficits, improve their academic performance, and bolster their self-esteem. Includes assessment forms, problem-specific solutions, and intervention techniques.
Contents
Chapter 1: An Overview of the Field of Learning Disabilities
Chapter 2: Research in the Field of Learning Disabilities
Chapter 3: Understanding the Laws
Chapter 4: Early Childhood Education for At-Risk Students
Chapter 5: The Student Study Team (SST) Process
Chapter 6: Formal Assessment and Identification of Students with Learning Disabilities
Chapter 7: Identification and Planning for the Student with Learning Disabilities
Chapter 8: Classroom Management for Teachers
Chapter 9: Academic Management Considerations
Chapter 10: Interventions for Specific Problems
Chapter 11: Reading and the Student with Learning Disabilities
Chapter 12: Writing, Spelling, and Speaking
Chapter 13: Teaching Mathematically Challenged Students
Chapter 14: Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities
Chapter 15: The Role of the Family
Chapter 16: Education in the New Millennium
Bibliography
Index
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