The Incomplete Child: An Intellectual History of Learning Disabilities by Danforth, Scot

The Incomplete Child: An Intellectual History of Learning Disabilities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781433101700)

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The Incomplete Child: An Intellectual History of Learning Disabilities by Danforth, Scot

The Incomplete Child: An Intellectual History of Learning Disabilities

$50.10
The Incomplete Child: An Intellectual History of Learning Disabilities by Danforth, Scot

The Incomplete Child: An Intellectual History of Learning Disabilities

$50.10
Format: Paperback
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With the passage of Public Law 94-142 in 1975, the learning disability construct gained national legitimacy. Feeding that political achievement, behind the very idea of a learning disability, was the development of a science that blended neurology, psychology, and education. This book tracks the historical creation of the science of learning disabilities, beginning with the clinical research with brain-injured World War I soldiers conducted by German physician Kurt Goldstein. It traces the growth of the two primary research traditions, the psycholinguistic theory of Samuel Kirk and the movement education of Newell Kephart, exploring how specific scientific orientations, theories, and practices led to the birth of the learning disability in the United States.

Author: Scot Danforth
ISBN-10: 143310170X
ISBN-13: 9781433101700
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2009
Pages: 301
Format: Paperback

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Scitech Book News 06/01/2009 pg. 115
By Scot Danforth
By Scot Danforth
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The Author: Scot Danforth is an Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. His scholarship falls in interdisciplinary area of disability studies in education, focusing on the history and philosophy of disability.

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