Rethinking Learning Disabilities Author : Deborah Paula Waber Publisher : Guilford Press Total Pages : 241 Release : 2010-02-03 ISBN 10 : 9781606235669 ISBN 13 : 1606235664 Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL GET BOOK Rethinking Learning Disabilities Book Description: Experts have yet to reach consensus about what a learning disability is, how to determine if a child has one, and what to do about it. Leading researcher and clinician Deborah Waber offers an alternative to the prevailing view of learning disability as a problem contained within the child. Instead, she shows how learning difficulties are best understood as a function of the developmental interaction between the child and the world. Integrating findings from education, developmental psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, she offers a novel approach with direct practical implications. Detailed real-world case studies illustrate how this approach can promote positive outcomes for children who struggle in school.