Landmark's Language-Based Teaching Series provides the essential information and practical classroom resources K-12 educators need to build students' language and literacy skills. Each book provides concise explanations, mini-case studies, and online access to customizable materials for classroom use. Language-Based Learning Disabilities is the first book in this series.
What You’ll Find in this book:
- chapters organized in to "What to Know" and "What to Do" sections
- concise information about LBLD and its impact on academic proficiency
- student questionnaires and teacher checklists that help identify language and literacy challenges
- overview of the four areas of language and linguistic development
- models of language diagnostics to help target instruction
- overviews of commonly co-occurring difficulties including issues with attention and executive function, motor skills, and social/emotional difficulty
- an approach to success-based learning
- suggestions for further reading
