International perspectives

• Other Authors: Scruggs, Thomas E., 1948-, Mastropieri, Margo A., 1951-
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford : Elsevier JAI, 2007.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Advances in learning and behavioral disabilities ; v. 20.
• Subjects: Learning disabilities.; Learning disabled children > Education.; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849505031; 1849505039; 0762314400; 9780762314409
• ISSN: 0735-004X ;
• DOI: 10.1016/S0735-004X(2007)20
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 342 p.) : ill.

Research in learning and behavioral disabilities, employing a variety of methods and techniques, has provided a wealth of information relevant to practitioners. In order to be of value, however, this research must employ appropriate and rigorous methodology. Recent years have witnessed a variety of...

Table of Contents:

• Working memory and early mathematics: possibilities for early identification of mathematics learning disabilities / Evelyn H. Kroesbergen, Bernadette A.M. Van de Rijt, Johannes E.H. Van Luit
• Reading development and reading disabilities: focus on Norway / Solveig-Alma H. Lyster
• Ecological perspectives on student behaviour: why teachers in training need to see the bigger picture / Julian G. Elliott
• Reading comprehension instruction for students with learning disabilities / Sheri Berkeley
• Goal orientations and classroom goal structures as predictors of classroom behaviors for Greek students with and without learning difficulties: clarifying the differential role of motivational orientations / Georgios D. Sideridis
• Parenting stress in families of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: the impact of ADHD subtype and Oppositional Defiant Disorder comorbidity / Ana Miranda, Rafaela Marco, Dolores Grau
• The problem of measuring socio-cultural level in psychological research / Alessandra Coscarelli, Giulia Balboni, Roberto Cubell
• Students with mathematical disabilities in Belgium: from definition, classification and assessment to STICORDI devices / Annemie Desoete
• ADHD at five: a diagnosis-intervention program / Anna Maria Re, Cesare Cornoldi
• Evaluation of social abilities in educational contexts: a challenge for students with communication difficulties / Mónica Elisabeth Castilla
• Focus on international schools: serving students with learning disabilities / Beverly D. Shaklee
• The development of numerical intelligence in preschool children with cochlear implants: a hypothesis on mathematical, verbal, and non-verbal cognitive competence / Daniela Lucangeli, Elisabetta Genovese, Marco Gubernale, Silvia Cabrele, Daniele Manzoni
• Co-teaching in inclusive classrooms: results of qualitative research from the United States, Canada, and Australia / Kimberly A. McDuffie, Thomas E. Scruggs, Margo A. Mastropieri.