Name: Learning Disabilities
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Learning Disabilities

From Assessment to Intervention

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While smart, many students with learning disabilities don't know how to learn. This book examines evaluation procedures and intervention programs that recognize student strengths and address their needs, providing guidance for educators and building their capacity to help.

More than 200 years of research in the field of learning disabilities have provided us with a vast body of knowledge, albeit without answering the…

More than 200 years of research in the field of learning disabilities have provided us with a vast body of knowledge, albeit without answering the fundamental questions: what and why. Today, it is widely accepted that learning disabilities or specific learning disabilities represent a real situation, which is mainly related to education, but also has long-term consequences in the social and professional life of individuals, who may be “smart”, but not know how to learn.

This book examines transdisciplinary psychoeducational learning disability evaluation procedures, along with intervention programs aiming to recognize the strengths of students with learning disabilities and address their needs. More specifically, it reviews the origins and evolution of such assessment models and evidence-informed intervention practices, and provides guidance and implications for practice and research. The book will furnish educators and other school-based professionals with a better understanding of the nuances and challenges of the field, allowing them to build their capacity of working with such student populations.

Dr Maria Tzouriadou is Emeritus Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, having previously served as Professor of Special Education with specialization in Learning Disabilities. Her main research and clinical interests are language-learning disabilities, psychometric testing and intervention programmes for children with disabilities, early intervention, and distance learning for teachers’ education. She has been the scientific coordinator of five European projects, and is the author of more than 100 publications.

Dr Sotiria Tzivinikou is a tenured Assistant Professor of Learning Disabilities and Instructional Approaches at the Department of Special Education at the University of Thessaly, Greece. Her main research interests are learning and instruction of learning-disabled students, and new technologies in special education. She is the author of more than 100 publications in journals and edited volumes.

Eleni Anagnostopoulou, Eleni Bonti, Constantinos Vouyoukas, Lito Eleni Michalopoulou