Emotional Disorders and Learning Disabilities in the Elementary Classroom: Interactions and Interventions

By Jean Cheng Gorman

Book Overview

This unique book focuses on the interaction of learning disabilities and emotional disorders, fostering an understanding of how learning problems affect emotional well-being, and vice-versa. Jean Cheng Gorman provides research-based, classroom-tested practical interventions teachers can integrate into their daily routines, to help students become more purposeful and more effective. This book serves as a resource and a practical classroom guide for all elementary school teachers who are presented with the challenges of addressing the multiple needs - academic, emotional and social - of children with learning disabilities and emotional problems. Part I presents an overview of common learning disabilities and emotional problems. What disorders are teachers most likely to encounter? When should educators intervene, and when should they seek help from others? Part II offers specific classroom interactions and interventions, including insights on how:
Learning disorders are associated with emotional problems Emotional problems can hide learning disabilities Learning disorders can exacerbate emotional conditions Emotional problems can intensify learning disabilities Emotional health enhances learning ... and each chapters includes tangible steps teachers can take in their classroom, as well as reproducibles that can be used as is, or as a starting point for materials development. The book ends with a rich and up-to-date list of additional resources for teachers and an annotated bibliography of children′s books and materials. Elementary teachers, administrators, and professional development directors can use this unique and comprehensive book as a solid foundation of knowledge and a practical resource for intervention.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761976205
• ISBN13: 9780761976202
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Emotional disorders and learning disabilities

The author, Jean Cheng Gorman, is a licensed psychologist with a doctorate in Child and School Psychology from New York University and research interests in the emotional health and learning disabilities in children, but has also published on Chinese methods of parenting and culturally sensitive parenting programs. About 25% of the children today have some kind of learning disability with more prevalence among boys than girls and most child health clinicians will not have the time or skill to be directly involved in the assessment or management, but can play a key role in the screening, referring and helping the parents. This book is devided into two parts with an overview of learning disabilities and classroom interventions. The seven chapters are based on research with very practical interventions and advice for teachers in an easy to read, easy to understand and with a nice layout. We especially liked the introductions to each chapter with small and wise citations like: ?There is very little access to the brain when the heart is in pain? or ?Laughter is better?. We believe this book to be a good practical resource for teachers working with children with learning disabilities....