Developmental Disorders and Interventions /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Holmes, Joni (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Academic Press, 2010.
• Σειρά: Advances in child development and behavior ; v. 39.
• Θέματα: Developmental disabilities.; Developmental disabilities > Treatment.; MEDICAL > Pediatrics.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.; Electronic books.

 Volume 39 of the Advances in Child Development and Behavior series is concerned with Developmental Disorders and Interventions. This volume provides an overview of contemporary research into cognitive, neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders of learning. The social, emotional and cognitive functioning of children with William's syndrome, Down syndrome, Fragile X and autism, reading difficulties, mathematical difficulties and working memory problems are discussed by some of the leading researchers in the field. Within each chapter, the authors consider current interventions and methods for remediating difficulties associated with each disorder, which will be of particular interest to clinical and educational practitioners. *Goes in depth to address contemporary research into neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders of learning. *A necessary resource for both psychology researchers and students. 

 Poor working memory: impact and interventions /   Joni Holmes,   Susan E. Gathercole,   and   Darren L. Dunning --   Mathematical learning disabilities /   David C. Geary --   The poor comprehender profile: understanding and supporting individuals who have difficulties extracting meaning from text /   Paula J. Clarke,   Lisa M. Henderson,   and   Emma Truelove --   Reading as an intervention for vocabulary, short-term memory of speech development of school-aged children with Down Syndrome: a review of the evidence /   Glynis Law --   Williams Syndrome /   Deborah M. Riby   and   Melanie A. Porter --   Fragile X Syndrome and associated disorders /   Kim M. Cornish,   Kylie M. Gray,   and   Nicole J. Rinehart.