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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.
Table of Contents
Foreword by 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
IndexISBN - 9780761996781
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Pages : 180
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