Children and Young People with Specific Learning Disabilities

PREFACE This guide is the ninth in the series on " Guides for Special Education " published by UNESCO. The guides, which are intended for teachers, parents, and community workers, aim at stimulating discussions on basic knowledge, approaches and methods relevant to the education of children and young people with special educational needs. The guide has been prepared in response to the numerous queries we have received from practitioners, teachers and teacher trainers for information in this domain. Indeed, the problems of children with specific learning disabilities have been a cause of concern to parents and teachers for some time. This guide provides concrete advice on ways of responding to these needs and thereby making the teaching/learning experience of the student more rewarding and useful. The views expressed in this guide are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of UNESCO. Canada. She is a member of the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada and on their Professional Advisory Board and is current Past President of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. She is co-author of a book on strategies for special needs students, author of several reports and monographs, chapters in books, and articles in refereed journals.