Nancy Mather, Ph.D., is an associate professor at
the University of Arizona, USA in the Department of Special
Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology. She specializes
in the areas of reading, writing, and learning disabilities. She
received her doctorate from the University of Arizona, USA in 1985
in learning disabilities with minor areas of study in reading and
school psychology. Other professional interests include adapting
special education strategies to help general education teachers
accommodate student diversity. She has conducted numerous workshops
nationally and internationally on assessment, instruction, and
issues that affect service delivery for individuals with learning
disabilities. She has written many articles on topical issues in
the field of learning disabilities. Dr. Mather co-authored the
em>Woodcock-Johnson III Complete Battery with Richard M.
Woodcock and Kevin S. McGrew (Riverside Publishing, USA, 2000). She
has also co-authored Overcoming Underachieving: An Action Guide for
Helping Your Child Succeed in School with Sam Goldstein (John Wiley
& Sons, 1998).
Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., is a member of the faculty
at the University of Utah, USA and works as a clinical
neuropsychologist at his private practice at the Neurology,
Learning and Behavior Center (NLBC) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
He is on the staff at the Primary Children's Medical Center and the
University Neuropsychiatric Institute, USA. Dr. Goldstein speaks
internationally on a wide range of child development topics. He has
published articles and books on a wide range of subjects including
genetics, depression, classroom consultation, learning
disabilities, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He
co-authored Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors: A
Guide to Intervention and Classroom Management with Dr. Nancy
Mather (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2001) and Raising Resilient
Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child with
Dr. Robert Brooks (McGraw-Hill, 2001).
"Provides a comprehensive look at the underlying skills students need to learn and does a great job exploring the interplay among them. More importantly, it provides teachers with a framework by which to make sense of what they're seeing in the classroom and the practical, actionable tools and information they need to make positive change." --Amanda Morin
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