Anna and Grandma have planned a surprise for Anna’s father’s birthday… Everyone is amazed when they realize that on Wednesday nights while Grandma is watching Anna, Anna has taught her Grandmother to read.
Book Categories: Learning Disability
Think Social! A Social Thinking Curriculum for School Age Students
Many of the lessons Michelle weaves into her workshops are written in detail in this book, and there are many more the audiences have never heard! This comprehensive curriculum, breaks detailed lessons into eight chapters demonstrating how lessons evolve from working as a member of a group and observing others, through behavioral self-monitoring, interpreting and… More Think Social! A Social Thinking Curriculum for School Age Students
Thinking Differently: An Inspiring Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities
In Thinking Differently, David Flink, enlarges our understanding of the learning process and offers powerful, innovative strategies for parenting, teaching, and supporting the 20 percent of students with learning disabilities. An outstanding fighter who has helped thousands of children adapt to their specific learning issues, Flink understands the needs and experiences of these children first… More Thinking Differently: An Inspiring Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities
Tom’s Special Talent
Tom isn’t sure if he has any talents at all when he sees how good his friends are at writing and reading. But a school competition soon helps him to find his own very special talent ! Children with Dyslexia or a learning difficulty often find school a daunting and sometimes terrifying daily task. In… More Tom’s Special Talent
Train The Brain To Hear
Train the Brain to Hear was written by a parent and teacher for parents and teachers. The program utilizes brain training techniques specific to auditory learning to encourage development of the connection between the brain and the ears. The program also focuses on treating many of the symptoms of auditory processing disorders in children who… More Train The Brain To Hear
Trouble With School: A Family Story About Learning Disabilities
Based on real life experiences this book follows Allison and her mother, as each tells her side of the story. The dual narrative provides a unique look at this family drama and helps underscore how a parent and child experience the situation differently.
Understanding Dyspraxia: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
This second edition provides clear and positive answers to questions commonly asked by parents and teachers about dyspraxia. Maureen Boon identifies the characteristics of dyspraxia, explaining assessment procedures and what can be done to help. Information on concepts such as physical literacy and whether or not the incidence of dyspraxia has increased, and an overview… More Understanding Dyspraxia: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Understanding Motor Skills In Children With Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism, And Other Learning Disabilities: A Guide to Improving Coordination
Coordination problems often make everyday activities a challenge for children with learning disabilities. This accessible manual offers practical strategies and advice for helping children with coordination difficulties. The author explains how to recognize normal and abnormal motor development, when and how to seek help and includes specific teaching strategies to help children with coordination difficulties… More Understanding Motor Skills In Children With Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism, And Other Learning Disabilities: A Guide to Improving Coordination
Unlocking Potential – College And Other Choices For Learning Disabled People
This book is especially useful to those who plan on a college or technical school education. However, it can also help students interested in apprenticeship, remedial life skills programs, and employment after high school. The book begins with an explanation of what it means to have LD or AD/HD and the characteristic strengths and weaknesses… More Unlocking Potential – College And Other Choices For Learning Disabled People
What Is Dyslexia?: A Book Explaining Dyslexia For Kids And Adults To Use Together
“What is Dyslexia?” is designed to help adults explain dyslexia to children. The author provides information about all the most common types of dyslexia: trouble with sounds, trouble remembering how letters and words look, trouble finding words, and mixed dyslexia. He deals with the basic facts and adopts a style which is accessible to children… More What Is Dyslexia?: A Book Explaining Dyslexia For Kids And Adults To Use Together
What The Silenced Say: An Evening With Jonathan Mooney
This is a video that presents a candid talk with Jonathan Mooney Jonathan speaks honestly in a voice that comes straight from the educational trenches about his experience as a dyslexic and hyperactive student who did not learn to read until he was twelve. Jonathan outlines how he moved past feeling “stupid and crazy” to… More What The Silenced Say: An Evening With Jonathan Mooney
When Babies Read: A Practical Guide To Helping Young Children With Hypeerlexia, Aspergers Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism
Audra Jensen’ son began reading when he was only two years old. She shares her experiences – both the challenges and joys – of raising a child with autism and hyperlexia – an early and obsessive interest in the written word associated with social deficits and significant difficulty in understanding verbal language. The author stresses… More When Babies Read: A Practical Guide To Helping Young Children With Hypeerlexia, Aspergers Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism
When Learning Is Tough: Kids Talk About Their Learning Disabilities
The children in this book tell what it’s like to have a learning disability. In their own words–as told to the author–these boys and girls talk about the challenges in their lives. The book is an insider’s view, informative and supportive, for readers with learning disabilities or anyone else who might want to know more.… More When Learning Is Tough: Kids Talk About Their Learning Disabilities
Who I Can Be Is Up To Me: Lessons In Self-Exploration And Self-Determination For Students With Disabilities in Learning
This program guide provides teachers with 15 lessons to help students become aware of their needs, and improve their ability to advocate for themselves. Geared primarily for students in grades 5-9.
Why is Math So Hard for Some Children? The Nature and Origins of Mathematical Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
Why Is Math So Hard for Some Children? is the first definitive research volume that explores the evidence base for students’ difficulties with mathematics. This landmark resource gives educational decision makers and researchers in-depth theoretical and practical insight into mathematical learning difficulties and disabilities, combining diverse perspectives from fields such as special education, educational psychology,… More Why is Math So Hard for Some Children? The Nature and Origins of Mathematical Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
Yoga For The Special Child – A Therapeutic Approach For Infants And Children with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Learning Disabilities
An innovative and easy-to-follow program for parents, educators, yoga teachers, and health care professionals. The book includes: A step-by-step, integrated system of yoga poses designed to increase cognitive and motor skills in children with learning and developmental disabilities. Specialized breathing exercises and relaxation techniques to improve concentration and reduce hyperactivity. And early intervention program to… More Yoga For The Special Child – A Therapeutic Approach For Infants And Children with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Learning Disabilities