Language-Based Learning Disabilities

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 new series.

What You Will Find in this book:
Concise information about LBLD and it's 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