Learners with Mild Disabilities: A Characteristics Approach

by Eileen B. Raymond

A critical look at fourhigh-prevalence mild disabilities as seen from several uniqueperspectives.   Learners with Mild Disabilitiesfocuses on four high-prevalence disorders: mild intellectualdisabilities, learning disabilities, emotional/behavioraldisorders, and ADHD. The text also considers the Autism SpectrumDisorders, such as HFA and Asperger’s Syndrome, in additionto other mild conditions such as communication disorders.This text looks first at the concept ofdisability from conventional categorical perspectives, and thenshifts to focusing on learners from the perspective of alternative,non-categorical frameworks. It describes students with disabilitiesand related conditions with respect to a variety of individualstrengths and needs, considering their cognitive, perceptual,language, academic learning, and social/emotional characteristics.The reader is encouraged to apply these conceptual frameworksthrough the analysis of numerous vignettes and extended casestudies that are drawn from the experiences of real children andteachers throughout the text. Using this non-categorical frameworkbest prepares special educators for the complex job of providingeffective services to the full and unique spectrum of students withmild disabilities.

Genres: Education

384 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 22, 1999