pt. 1. Foundations and current perspectives. Overview of foundations, causes, instruction, and methodology in the field of learning disabilities / H. Lee Swanson, Karen R. Harris, and Steve Graham -- A brief history of the field of learning disabilities / Daniel P. Hallahan, Paige C. Pullen, and Devery Ward -- Classification and definition of learning disabilities : a hybrid model / Jack M. Fletcher, Karla K. Stuebing, Robin D. Morris, and G. Reid Lyon -- Learning disabilities and the law / Cynthia M. Herr and Barbara D. Bateman -- Linguistically diverse students' reading difficulties : implications for models of learning disabilities identification and effective instruction / Nonie K. Lesaux and Julie Russ Harris -- Adults with learning disabilities : factors contributing to persistence / Noel Gregg -- From FAPE to FEPE : toward an excellent public education for children and youth with learning disabilities / Deborah L. Speece, Kimberly Palombo, and Jamey Burho -- The state of science in learning disabilities : research impact on the field from 2001 to 2011 / G. Reid Lyon and Beverly Weiser.

pt. 2. Causes and behavioral manifestations. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, executive function, and reading comprehension : different but related / Martha B. Denckla [and others] -- Rapid automatized naming and reading : a review / George K. Georgiou and Rauna Parrila -- Memory difficulties in children and adults with learning disabilities / H. Lee Swanson and Xinhua Zheng -- Learning disabilities in mathematics : recent advances / David C. Geary -- Language processes : characterization and prevention of language-learning disabilities / Mary Beth Schmitt, Laura M. Justice, and Jill M. Pentimonti -- Social cognition of children and adolescents with learning disabilities : intrapersonal and interpersonal perspectives / Michal Al-Yagon and Malka Margalit -- Behavioral genetics, learning abilities, and disabilities / Stephen A. Petrill -- Diagnosing and treating specific learning disabilities in reference to the brain's working memory system / Virginia W. Berninger and H. Lee Swanson.

pt. 3. Domain-specific instruction/intervention research. Word identification difficulties in children and adolescents with reading disabilities : intervention research findings / Maureen W. Lovett, Roderick W. Barron, and Jan C. Fruters -- Developing a new intervention to teach text structure at the elementary level / Joanna P. Williams and Lisa S. Pao -- Reading comprehension to adolescents with significant reading problems / Sharon Vaughn, Elizabeth Swanson, and Michael Solis -- Instructional intervention for students with mathematics learning disabilities / Lynn S. Fuchs, Douglas Fuchs, Robin F. Schumacher, and Pamela M. Seethaler -- The writing of students with learning disabilities, meta-analysis of self-regulated strategy development writing intervention studies, and future directions : redux / Steve Graham, Karen R. Harris, and Debra McKeown -- Classroom spelling interventions for students with learning disabilities / T.F. McLaughlin, Kimberly P. Weber, and K. Mark Derby -- Science and social studies education for students with learning disabilities / Thomas E. Scruggs and Margo A. Mastropieri -- History instruction for students with learning disabilities / Cynthia M. Okolo and Ralph P. Ferretti.

pt. 4. General instructional models. Direct instruction as Eo nomine and contronym : why the right words and the details matter / Edward J. Kame'enui, Hank Fien, and Jaan Jorgesaar -- Cooperative learning for students with learning disabilities : advice and caution derived from the evidence / Rollanda E. O'Connor and Joseph R. Jenkins -- Data-based individualization as a means of providing intensive instruction to students with serious learning disorders / Douglas Fuchs, Kristen L. McMaster, Lynn S. Fuchs, and Stephanie Al Otaiba -- The sociocultural model as a framework in instructional intervention research / Carol Sue Englert and Troy Mariage -- Technology applications for improving literacy : a review of research / Charles A. MacArthur.

pt. 5. Measurement and methodology. Design for learning disabilities experimental and quasi-experimental research / Victor L. Willson and William H. Rupley -- Single-case-design intervention research : applications in the learning disabilities field / Thomas R. Kratochwill, Margaret R. Altschaefl, Brittany J. Bice-Urbach, and Jacqueline M. Kawa -- Meta-analysis of research on children with learning disabilities / H. Lee Swanson -- Making a hidden disability visible : what has been learned from neurobiological studies of dyslexia / Sally E. Shaywitz and Bennett A. Shaywitz -- "Taking a handful of world" : qualitative research in learning disabilities / Brooke Moore, Janette Klingner, and Beth Harry.