Rethinking Learning Disabilities
Author | : Deborah P. Waber |
Publisher | : Guilford Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2011-09-06 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1462503349 |
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Experts have yet to reach consensus about what a learning disability is, how to determine if a child has one, and what to do about it. Leading researcher and clinician Deborah Waber offers an alternative to the prevailing view of learning disability as a problem contained within the child. Instead, she shows how learning difficulties are best understood as a function of the developmental interaction between the child and the world. Integrating findings from education, developmental psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, she offers a novel approach with direct practical implications. Detailed real-world case studies illustrate how this approach can promote positive outcomes for children who struggle in school.