The Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities (Facts on File Library of Health and Living) - Hardcover

Turkington, Carol; Harris, Joseph R., Ph.D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816063990 ISBN 13: 9780816063994

Publisher: Facts on File, 2006

Synopsis

Learning disabilities are becoming more and more common. This encyclopedia acts as a comprehensive guide to various types of learning disabilities, including how they function, how they can be diagnosed, and how they can be treated. It also contains appendixes which list important organizations, government information sources, and other resources.

About this title

About the Author:

CAROL TURKINGTON is a health and psychology writer. Among her more than twenty-five books are 12 Steps to a Better Memory, The Encyclopedia of Memory and Memory Disorders, and The Brain Encyclopedia. A former newspaper writer and editor, she spent three years as a medical writer/editor at Duke University Medical Center and five years as senior writer in clinical psychology for the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C.

From Booklist:

Responding to changes in what is known about a variety of learning disorders, the authors have updated their 2002 work of the same name. With revisions ranging from slightly embellished definitions (Bilateral motor coordination, Resource teacher ) to longer, more fully developed entries on serious issues (Shaken baby syndrome ), and the addition of topics such as Autism spectrum disorders and Feingold diet, this edition offers a wealth of information useful to teachers, health-care providers, and parents as they seek to communicate and learn about particular developmental and learning problems.

The approximately 600 entries are written for understanding and clarity, never hiding behind unnecessary jargon while remaining professional in tone. Learning-disorder descriptions, contributing issues, and management have a vocabulary derived from education, psychology, anatomy, physiology, medicine, and sociology, if not more. Therefore, Basal ganglia and Basal readerare adjacent, as are Multiple disabilities and Multiple intelligences and Semantic network and Semantics. Following the A-Z entries are six highly useful appendixes--among them lists of national organizations, assistive-technology resources, and hotlines--and a bibliography of books of interest to people with learning disabilities, with suggestions for children, college-age individuals, adults, and parents. These reading lists are short but pertinent. A brief glossary, a bibliography of professional resources, and an index complete the work.

This revised edition is recommended for academic and large public libraries. Even the many libraries owning the first edition should consider its purchase. Linda Loos Scarth
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About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0816063990
• ISBN 13: 9780816063994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304