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80 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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People with learning disabilities may have trouble reading, writing, or doing math. They face challenges in school, work, and daily life. Living with Learning Disabilities examines the causes and symptoms of this condition, looks at the everyday realities of people with learning disabilities, and explores the management and treatment options available today.
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xi, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Based in cutting-edge research in neuroscience, education, and the principles of attachment-based teaching, this important guide for parents offers tools and practices to help children transcend language-based learning difficulties, do better in school, and gain self-confidence and self-esteem. If your child has a language-based learning difficulty--such as dyscalculia, dyslexia, and auditory processing disorder--they may have to work twice as hard...
3) Up for air
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Learning disabilities make school painful for Annabelle, thirteen, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.
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If you're in a relationship with someone who has Asperger's syndrome, it's likely that your partner sometimes seems cold and insensitive. Other times, he or she may have emotional outbursts for no apparent reason. And in those moments when you can't understand each other at all, you both feel fed up, frustrated, and confused.
The behavior of people with Asperger's can be hard to understand and easy to misinterpret, which is why it's so important to...
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Your partner's attention deficit disorder (ADD) may not seem like a big deal at first, but eventually, the dynamics surrounding his or her impulsivity, forgetfulness, distractibility, and restlessness can really strain your relationship. You don't want to act like a parent, yet you may feel like you can't rely on your partner to get things done. Loving Someone with Attention Deficit Disorder is your guide to navigating a relationship with someone...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Describes how a teacher named Miss Chew encouraged individuality, and accepted learning differences, and helped a young student with academic difficulties get extra time to take tests and permission to be in advanced art classes. Inspired by the author's memories of her art teacher.
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It is now possible for concerned parents to treat their child's attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) without medication. This book shows them how. Written by a supervising psychologist who specializes in child behavioral issues, Parenting Your Child with ADHD presents a groundbreaking program for parents seeking to reduce their child's inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity and strengthen his or her capacity for self-reliance and cooperation....
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How parents can help children with Asperger's Syndrome to grow and prosper
If you are raising a child with Asperger's Syndrome, it can be a real challenge to find answers to your questions and make decisions while trying to keep pace with the latest developments in research and changes in the growth and behavior of your child. This book comes to the rescue by combining the latest medical information and interventions with clear-cut strategies to...
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Sensory integration has provided help to children with behavior, learning, and motor skills problems for over 40 years. A treatment based on play, it helps children absorb, process, and respond to information in an appropriate manner. This book provides a complete overview and explanation of the therapy, as well as practical sensory integration—based techniques that can be used by teachers and parents to help the hyperactive child. This non-medical...
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“By the Rubric of Rhythm, They'll Read” offers alternative keys for children reading below basic to succeed.
Opening doors and new horizons for students placed at risk, tapping into their multiple intelligences that systemic approaches and standardized tests have missed. It discusses the history of public schooling and the reading literacy paradigm, stating the problem while presenting solutions that stimulate and liberate students' minds-Into...
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Les préoccupations du milieu scolaire quant aux difficultés d'apprentissage des mathématiques apparaissent grandissantes, comme en témoignent les demandes faites aux chercheurs par les services éducatifs des commissions scolaires et par le ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport. Si plusieurs des recommandations qui circulent sont influencées par des travaux en neuropsychologie et en psychologie cognitive, l'enseignement des mathématiques...
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In this book, Lature mingles relevant information about dyslexia with humor as she shares her experiences with students from primary grades through adulthood. As a teacher of over thirty-five years and as an advocate for persons with dyslexia-her experience and insight is invaluable. Lature has seen the blocked potential and even abuse that some persons with dyslexia have suffered. While the author has dealt with professionals who deny the existence...
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When special education teacher Dr. Marlyn Pangatungan immigrated to the United States, she experienced challenges while learning the curriculum, protocols, and student needs within the special education system in the United States. But rather than be discouraged, Dr. Pangatungan took advantage of every opportunity for professional development and growth and relied on trusted mentors to help her succeed. In Special Education Book, Dr. Pangatungan pays...
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The book offers readers ways to evaluate their child's strengths and weaknesses in areas such as visual and spatial functioning, writing problems, information processing and organizational skills, social and emotional capabilities, language skills, and interactive abilities. It offers specific strategies for intervening and helping the child to cope with these obstacles, such as teaching the child how to socialize with humor and empathy, alternatives...
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In college, independence, fun activities, and new friendships abound. But if you have attention deficit disorder (ADD), these new opportunities also present new challenges. To adjust to college life, you'll need to learn to harness your disorder in new ways in order to plan your time effectively, become a successful student, make friends, and take advantage of everything campus life has to offer.
This easy-to-use guide will help you create study habits...
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Unique learners struggle to do what others find simple. Their efforts to 'try harder' don't help. That's because their struggle isn't a result of laziness or lack of trying. Rather, their struggle is literally inside their own brains and bodies. When children struggle in school, they often feel shame that they are not what they 'should' be; not 'normal'. In fact, the term learning disability seems to reinforce their belief and suggests that they are...
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A Mysterious Girl Puts the Future of a Kingdom in the Balance!
One icy-cold winter night, everything changes: a young girl shows up at the king and new queen's castle doorstep wearing little more than a purple jacket and carrying a black pouch. The king recognizes the mystery girl's identity as the long-lost princess without her uttering even a single word. However, the new queen refuses to believe the king's claims. In turn, a devious plan is hatched...and,...
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This book is about two parents determined to ensure their children have the best education they can provide, while struggling to obtain resources for their child who suffers from a learning disability. They try to work closely with the school to make sure that they and the school administrators are aligned in their end goal: to educate their daughter as she suffers from ADHD. Despite the challenges and setbacks, her parents won't stop fighting to...
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Les dyslexies-dysorthographies sont un trouble d'apprentissage de la lecture et de l'orthographe qui peut entraîner de faibles compétences en langage écrit. Or maîtriser la langue écrite est indispensable dans la société d'aujourd'hui. Il s'agit d'une pierre angulaire essentielle à la démocratie et à l'économie des pays du monde. Heureusement, les récentes découvertes scientifiques ont permis de mieux comprendre et de cerner ce trouble...
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