Effective Treatments for Children with Learning Disorders

Learning disorders refer to a group of disorders that affect learning memorization comprehension organization or the use of verbal and non-verbal information. These disorders stem from damage to one or more psychological processes related to learning which are essential in combination with average abilities for thinking and reasoning. Children with learning disorders form a heterogeneous group. The common feature among them is that they all have difficulties learning school subjects. Even when the instruction provided is tailored to their special learning needs these problems persist or even increase throughout the school years. This book has five chapters.