| Description |
xxviii, 457 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
sect. I. Characterizing learning disabilities in mathematics. Historical and contemporary perspectives on mathematical learning disabilities / Russell Gersten, Ben Clarke, and Michèle M.M. Mazzocco -- Defining and differentiating mathematical learning disabilities and difficulties / Michèle M.M. Mazzocco -- Prevalence of developmental dyscalculia / Ruth S. Shalev -- sect. II. Cognitive and information processing features. Information processing deficits in dyscalculia / Brian Butterworth and Vivian Reigosa -- Strategy use, long-term memory, and working memory capacity / David C. Geary ... [et al.] -- Do words count? Connections between mathematics and reading difficulties / Nancy C. Jordan -- Fraction skills and proportional reasoning / Steven A. Hecht, Kevin J. Vagi, and Joseph K. Torgesen -- Commentary on Part I, Section II : cognitive aspects of math disabilities / H. Lee Swanson -- sect. III. Neuropsychological factors. Mathematical development in children with specific language impairments / Chris Donlan -- The contribution of syndome research to understanding mathematical learning disability : the case of fragile X and Turner syndromes / Michèle M.M. Mazzocco, Melissa M. Murphy, and Michael McCloskey -- Mathematical disabilities in congenital and acquired neurodevelopmental disorders / Marcia A. Barnes, Jack M. Fletcher, and Linda Ewing-Cobbs -- Math performance of students with ADHD : cognitive and behavioral contributors and interventions / Sydney S. Zentall -- Neuropsychological case studies on arithmetic processing / Laura Zamarian, Alex López-Rolón, and Margarete Delazer -- Commentary on Part II, Section III : Neuropsychological factors / Rebecca Bull -- sect. IV. Neurobiological and genetic substrates. Neuroanatomical approaches to the study of mathematical ability and disability / Tony J. Simon and Susan M. Rivera -- Quantitative genetics and mathematical abilities/disabilities / Stephen A. Petrill and Robert Plomin -- sect. V. Additional influences on mathematical difficulties. Is math anxiety a mathematical learning disability? / Mark H. Ashcraft, Jeremy A. Krause, and Derek R. Hopko -- Influences of gender, ethnicity, and motivation on mathematical performance / James M. Royer and Rena Walles -- sect. VI. Instructional intervnentions. Early intervention for children at risk of developing mathematical learning difficulties / Sharon Griffin -- Mathematical problem solving : instructional intervention / Lynn S. Fuchs and Douglas Fuchs -- Quantitative literacy and developmental dyscalculias / Michael McCloskey -- Commentary on Part III, Section VI : Instructional interventions and quantitative literacy / Herbert P. Ginsburg and Sandra Pappas. |
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Mathematical ability -- Study and teaching.
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching.
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Learning disabilities -- Education.
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| Added Author |
Berch, Daniel B.
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Mazzocco, Michèle M. M.
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| ISBN |
9781557668646 hardcover |
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1557668647 hardcover |
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