Brain, behavior, and learning in language and reading disorders.9781593858315 Brain, behavior, and learning in language and reading disorders. Ed. by Maria Mody and Elaine R. Silliman. Guilford Pr. 2008 400 pages $48.00 Hardcover Challenges in language and literacy RJ496 Mody (Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Health care The major teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School, widely regarded as one of the best health care centers in the world , Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ) and Silliman (U. of South Florida) have edited this collection of cutting-edge research on the development of language and reading disorders and how recent neurobiological neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gy n. The biological study of the nervous system or any part of it. neu  ro·bi and behavioral studies have led
educators and therapists to formulate new approaches to diagnosis,
intervention and treatment. Written for practitioners and students, this
book shows how learned behaviors and experiences can act as a catalyst
for biological circumstances, and that the best treatment protocols try
to address both factors. Many of the articles point toward oral language
experiences as a precursor to developmental disabilities developmental disabilities (DD),n.pl the pathologic conditions that have their origin in the embryology and growth and development of an individual. DDs usually appear clinically before 18 years of age. such as autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. and dyslexia. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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