Perspectives on learning disabilities in India : current practices and prospects / editors: Komilla Thapa, Geerdina M. Van Der Aalsvoort, Janak Pandey. - Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2008. - 296 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Foreword J P DAS
Preface
Learning Disabilities: Issues and Concerns - Komilla Thapa
Young At-risk Children: An Educational Challenge or a Clinical Group Only? - Geerdina M van der Aalsvoort
Learning Disability and Language Learning - Pratibha Karanth
Developmental Dyslexia: Evidence From Hindi-speaking Children with Dyslexia - Ashum Gupta
The Marginalised Dalits: Disadvantages in Learning - Janak Pandey and S. K. Pant
Learning Disability: Challenges in Diagnosis and Assessment - Preeti Verma
Profiles of Academic Skill Deficits in the Indian Schools - Malavika Kapur
Teacher Identification of Learning Problems: Comparisons with Other Measures - Rajani M. Konantambigi and Mamatha Shetty
Teachers' Perception of Learning-related Problems in School-going Children: A Preliminary Report - Nishi Tripathi and Bhoomika R. Kar
A Base-Line Study of Learning Disabilities: Its Prevalence, Teacher Awareness and Classroom Practices - Dhananjai Yadav and Vidya Agarwal
A Theory-driven Approach to the Diagnosis and Remediation of Learning Problems in Children: CAS and PREP - Sunita Pagedar and Jagruti Sarnath
Saffolding To Learn: An Attempt - Dharmishta H Mehta
Detailed Assessment of Specific Learning Disability and Intervention in School Children - Monica Mongia, Raja Sadhu, and Manju Mehta
Identifying Issues and Looking Ahead - Geerdina M van der Aalsvoort
Index

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Learning disabled children--India.

LC4706.I4 / P47 2008

371.9 THA R