Interventions in Learning Disabilities: A Handbook on Systematic Training Programs for Individuals with Learning Disabilities

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Critical Components of Phonemic Awareness Instruction and Intervention: Recommendations for Teacher Training and for Future Research....Pages 9-27
Word Reading Interventions for Students with Reading Difficulties and Disabilities....Pages 29-45
A Cognitive and Linguistic Approach to Predicting and Remediating Word Reading Difficulties in Young Readers....Pages 47-66
The Efficiency of Metacognitive and Metalinguistic Awareness in Word Spelling Among Hebrew Speaking Children with SLI: An Intervention Study....Pages 67-89
Intervention and Assessment of Spelling Skills in LD Classrooms....Pages 91-103
Seizing the Sounds: Considering Phonological Awareness in the Context of Vocabulary Instruction....Pages 105-118
Effective Strategies for Developing Reading Comprehension....Pages 119-137
Using Advances in Cognitive Science to Improve Students Study Skills and Reading Comprehension....Pages 139-158
What Is Listening Comprehension and What Does It Take to Improve Listening Comprehension?....Pages 159-173
Best Practices in Writing Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities....Pages 175-190
Language and Literacy Interventions for ELs with LD: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back....Pages 191-205
A Research-Validated Program for Improving At-Risk Students’ Fraction Magnitude Understanding, Word-Problem Solving, and Explanations....Pages 207-225
Working Memory and Strategy Instruction in Children with Learning Disabilities....Pages 227-241
Training of Cognitive Control in Developmental Disorders: Pitfalls and Promises....Pages 243-254
New Directions in Preservice and Inservice Professional Development for Teaching Students with and Without Specific Learning Disabilities in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence....Pages 255-274