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Can you please suggest the titles of any books that explain how the different parts of the brain are effected by learning disabilities.

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I am interested in knowing which parts of the brain are responsible for auditory, and visual processing, as well as delayed recall of information (long term memory). I also want to know how to train these specific parts.
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I am a special ed teacher and have experience diagnosing learning disabilities and teaching students that have them. I might be able to help if you give me additional information.

Do you have a child that has been tested by the school and diagnosed with a learning disability? If so, and you have the report, give me some information on what the diagnosis was - was it in reading, math or writing? Do you have scores for intelligence and then also for academic achievement? That would be helpful information to have.

Are you wanting to know what parts of the brain CAUSE learning disabilities? Or are you wanting to know what types of problems will manifest from having a learning disability (say in the academic setting or in life in general).

The question you ask depends on how/why the learning disability was diagnosed. Is the LD caused by, say,  mild cerebral palsy or down syndrome?  If so, this means the LD is secondary to the primary disability.

Or had the person been struggling in school and found to have a learning disability that is due to a significant discrepancy between their intelligence and achievement? This is where its more tied to the "brain" in terms of intellectual functioning and capacity.

If you want to give more info on what you are looking for , maybe I can then suggest some references.

Thanks,
Jamie
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