A checklist is offered to help classroom teachers determine behaviors characteristic of dyslexic functioning (both visual-spatial and auditory-linguistic types). Tactics are then suggested for tailoring approaches to their characteristics--strong visual/weak auditory processing skills or strong auditory/weak visual processing skills. (CL)

This resource guide provides information on teaching students with learning and behavioral difficulties. The introduction features information on identifying students with learning and behavioral differences, in-class intervention, referrals, and communication with parents. This part is followed by three sections on strategy development: (1)…

This book describes the processing styles inherent in dyslexia and dysgraphia for teacher identification of such students and provides strategies and compensations for students with these disabilities. Strategies for dyslexia and dysgraphia are combined in this book because both of these processing differences are language-based and represent a…

Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…