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- Title
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities and Remedial Interventions.
- Authors
Foss, Jean M.
- Abstract
Adolescents with nonverbal learning disabilities who enroll in private, special secondary schools consistently present a pattern of behaviors which prevents achievement of their potentials in academic areas and impedes their abilities to interact effectively with others. With weaknesses in the fine graphomotor skills for writing and poor organization at all levels, they produce limited written output and often fail to complete academic assignments. Their response to pres- sure to produce is to become less productive. These students perceive social situations inaccurately; they are not successful in their interactions, especially with peers. They have learned to resolve difficult situations by employing their relatively strong verbal skills to enlist parents and other adults in intervening for them. They have not developed the skills to intervene for themselves. Effective remedial interventions include training the students in skills for planning and organizing, for studying, for written expression, and in social cognition and interpersonal communication. Students gain positive feelings of personal effectiveness through a process-at first verbally mediated, ultimately verbally self-directed-in which they are encouraged to plan, risk, and act on their own behalf to resolve matters of personal concern.
- Subjects
NONVERBAL learning disabilities; COGNITION disorders; LEARNING disabilities; ORGANIZATION; STUDENTS; COMMUNICATION &; psychology; SOCIAL perception; SECONDARY education; INTERPERSONAL communication
- Publication
Annals of Dyslexia, 1991, Vol 41, p128
- ISSN
0736-9387
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF02648082