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  1. INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING DISABILITIES
  2. DEFINING LEARNING DISABILITIES
  3. CLASSIFICATION OF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
  4. PREVALENCE AND ETIOLOGY OF LEARNING DISABILITIES
  5. ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING DISABILITIES
  6. READING DIFFICULTIES
  7. WRITTEN LANGUAGE DEFICITS
  8. MATH UNDERACHIEVEMENT
  9. MOTOR COORDINATION DEFICITS
  10. ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER
  11. SOURCES AND LITERATURE
Aims of the chapter - What will you learn? To understand the basic concepts of learning difficuly, to know the types of learning disabilities, to think about and apply different types of intervention within each type of learning disability, to describe the main features of each learning disorder, to be able to distinguish between learning difficulty and other type of educational issues, to be able to transfer knowledge about strategies to education in classroom settings.
Study time - How much time will be required to study? The estimated time to study this chapter is 4 hours for reading, 2 hours for additional exercises and tasks and 30 minutes for answering questions.

Recommended reading

(available in the library of PdF MU):

TOMLINSON, Carol A. How to differentiate instruction in mixed-ability classrooms. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, c2001, viii, 117 s. Merrill education/ASCD college textbook series. ISBN 013119500x.

HEACOX, Diane. Differentiating instruction in the regular classroom: how to reach and teach all learners, grades 3-12. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Pub., c2002, x, 164 p. ISBN 1575421054.

ALGOZZINE, Robert a James E YSSELDYKE. Effective instruction for students with special needs: a practical guide for every teacher. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, c2006, xiv, 110 p. ISBN 141293897x.