Equally useful for special educators or general education teachers, the book includes everything readers will need to ensure all students learn to their fullest potential.  Topics covered include:

• An overview of learning disabilities
• Tools to diagnose and assess all types of learning disabilities, from mild to severe
• Tips for teaching at-risk students
• Classroom management strategies
• Solutions to specific problems (including attention and memory deficits, dyslexia, poor social skills, low self-esteem, and other common classroom problems related to learning disabilities)
• Guidelines for interventions in specific academic areas
• Advice for working with learning-disabled adolescents and adults
• Tips for successful collaboration with parents

CONTENTS

Ch. 1: An Overview of the Field of Learning Disabilities
Ch. 2: Research in the Field of Learning Disabilities
Ch. 3: Understanding the Laws
Ch. 4: Early Childhood Education for At-Risk Students
Ch. 5: The Student Study Team (SST) Process
Ch. 6: Formal Assessment and Identification of the Student with Learning Disabilities
Ch. 7: Identification and Planning for the Student with Learning Disabilities
Ch. 8: Classroom Management for Teachers
Ch. 9: Academic Management Considerations
Ch. 10: Interventions for Specific Problems
Ch. 11: Reading and the Student with Learning Disabilities
Ch. 12: Writing, Spelling, and Speaking
Ch. 13: Teaching Mathematically Challenged Students
Ch. 14: Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities
Ch. 15: The Role of the Family