Taking on a Learning Disability: At the Crossroads of Special Education and Adol

Description: Taking on a Learning Disability by Erin McCloskey Explores the impact of being labelled as learning disabled and separated from peers in school through the eyes of Samson, a middle school student described both as learning disabled and a non-reader. This qualitative case study explores how Samson, his family, his teachers and this researcher make sense of special education and the complexities of learning to read as an adolescent. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the United States, approximately 2.5 million students are diagnosed as having a learning disability and the majority of those children are placed in special education because of an inability to read as expected. As a result of this diagnosis, these children may be placed in special education classrooms - classrooms that are separate from the `mainstream population. For children with learning disabilities, there is likely no place, other than in school, where a students inability to read as expected leads to this separation from his/her peers. Once school is over, these children play alongside the kids in their neighbourhoods, participate in sports teams, and attend community activities. This book looks at the impact of being labelled as learning disabled and separated from peers in school through the eyes of Samson, a middle school student described both as learning disabled and a non-reader. This qualitative case study explores how Samson, his family, his teachers and this researcher make sense of special education and the complexities of learning to read as an adolescent. Throughout this book, there is a contrasting of the laws and procedures designed to guide special education, with the actual experiences of those impacted by these laws and procedures. Through the three years that Samson was in middle school, this book investigates his perspective on his classes, his interpretation of what it means to `be a student in special education, and the process by which he learns to read. How disability gets created, contested, and discussed is highlighted through the many contexts that allow disability to be recognised and to fade into the background. Author Biography Erin McCloskey was born in Canada and now lives in Italy. She has traveled internationally while exploring socio-environmental issues and natural history. She is a writer and editor, with a degree in conservation biology. Her focus has been in photography and dance, both well represented in "Argentina," Details ISBN1617357871 Author Erin McCloskey Publisher Information Age Publishing Year 2012 ISBN-10 1617357871 ISBN-13 9781617357879 Format Hardcover Imprint Information Age Publishing Place of Publication Greenwich Country of Publication United States DEWEY 372.43 Birth 1970 Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title TAKING ON A LEARNING DISABILIT Language English Media Book Subtitle At the Crossroads of Special Education and Adolescent Literacy Learning Pages 178 UK Release Date 2012-05-30 Publication Date 2012-05-30 AU Release Date 2012-05-30 NZ Release Date 2012-05-30 US Release Date 2012-05-30 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:80170181;

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