This important volume, perhaps the first of its kind in India, brings together professionals from diverse fields who share their experiences of tackling the problem of Learning Disabilities (LD) in India. Highlighting the nuances and specificities of learning disabilities and disorders in the Indian context, the contributors cover a wide range of important issues, including: - the neurological, psychiatric and neuropsychological aspects of LD - problems of language and reading acquisition in the bilingual and multilingual situation prevailing in India - issues of identification and assessment - speech and hearing issues, especially central auditory processing disorders and language deficits The contributors also discuss the changing nature of the needs of children with LD, suggest remedies like primary prevention, stress the importance of integrating affected children in mainstream schools and argue for the need to create awareness about learning disorders. INDICE: Foreword - Harsh Mander Preface Introduction - Prathibha Karanth Epidemiological and Neurological Aspects - P A Suresh and Swapna Sebastian Comorbid Psychological Disorders in Learning Disabled Children - Philip John Neurological Aspects of Learning Disabilities - Shobini L Rao Early Reading Acquisition - Prakash Padakannaya Cognitive Profiles of Children Learning to Read English as a Second Language - Aruna Sankaranarayanan From Learning to Read to Reading to Learn - Sita Krishnamurthy Assessment of Learning Disabilities - Joe Rozario Central Auditory Processing Deficits in Children with Learning Disabilities - N Shivashankar Language and Learning Disability or Language Learning Disability - Prathibha Karanth Assessment of Learning Disability: Language Based Tests - K S Prema and Prathibha Karanth Speech Language Pathologists and Remediation of Reading Disabilities - Nirupama Srikanth and Prathibha Karanth Advocacy - Maharashtra, A Case Study - Vinita R Pandit Index
- ISBN: 978-0-7619-9678-1
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 180
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