Learning Disabilities and Life Stories Contributor(s): Rodis, Pano (Author), Garrod, Andrew (Author), Boscardin, Mary Lynn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0205320104 ISBN-13: 9780205320103 Publisher: Pearson
Binding Type: Paperback Published: June 2000 * Out of Print * Annotation: "This anthology is comprised of two major components: thirteen full-length, autobiographical essays written by persons with learning disabilities and five analytical chapters written by education and psychology scholars." Speaking in terms alternately intimate and analytical, the autobiographical essays each tell of a sustained personal encounter with the challenges and mysteries of living with a learning disability. But these autobiographies are not merely personal, concerned solely with their writers' private lives. Rather, they are also in various ways consciously analytical, offering astute critical readings of culture and society. The scholarly essays are written by such noted educators and psychologists as Lisa Delpit, Robert Kegan, and Janet Lerner." For any educator or parent of students with learning disabilities. |
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BISAC Categories: - Education | Special Education - Learning Disabilities |
Dewey: 362.4 |
LCCN: 99-87271 |
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 7.02" W x 9.22" L (0.90 lbs) 272 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Glossary |
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Publisher Description: This anthology is comprised of two major components: thirteen full-length, autobiographical essays written by persons with learning disabilities and five analytical chapters written by education and psychology scholars. KEY TOPICS: Speaking in terms alternately intimate and analytical, the autobiographical essays each tell of a sustained personal encounter with the challenges and mysteries of living with a learning disability. But these autobiographies are not merely personal, concerned solely with their writers' private lives. Rather, they are also in various ways consciously analytical, offering astute critical readings of culture and society. The scholarly essays are written by such noted educators and psychologists as Lisa Delpit, Robert Kegan, and Janet Lerner. MARKET: For any educator or parent of students with learning disabilities. |
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