Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification

by Dawn P. Flanagan, Vincent C. Alfonso

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to accurately identify specific learning disabilities Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification provides a brief overview examining the definitions and classification systems of—and methods for—identification of specific learning disabilities (SLDs). Focusing on descriptive efforts of the manifestations of SLDs in the academically critical areas of reading, writing, math, oral expression, and listening comprehension, this book features contributions by leading experts in the field, including Virginia Berninger, Steven Feifer, Jack Fletcher, Nancy Mather, Jack Naglieri, and more. Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. With multiple perspectives spanning several different theoretical orientations and offering various approaches to SLD identification that can be put into practice right away—from RTI methods to cognitive strengths and weaknesses approaches—this book offers important content for professionals who work with children and youth at risk for learning disabilities. With a Foreword by Cecil Reynolds, Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification presents rich and up-to-date information on models and methods of SLD identification.

Genres: Psychology

432 pages, Paperback

First published November 9, 2010

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

The strengths of this book are found in the viewpoints from those with differing opinions. I've found this very helpful in communicating these distinctions to students/colleagues that are not tuned to the current discussion.

The weakness of this book is that equal attention is not given to practical suggestions from the different viewpoints. Understandably, much of this problem reflects the field rather than the text. Second, the book lacks an in depth review of some of the recent peer refereed non-school-psychology related work that (substantially) contributes to understanding learning disabilities.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of useful information and the final chapter is the most useful.