learning disabilities

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learning disabilities

Freak the Mighty

At the beginning of eighth grade, learning-disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.
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Interventions for students with learning disabilities

a meta-analysis of treatment outcomes
Offers a comprehensive overview of thirty years of published research related to the best interventions for students with learning disabilities.
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Understanding learning disabilities

how difficult can this be?
Children with learning disabilities suffer from F.A.T. (frustration, anxiety, tension). This program allows adults to experience these feelings for themselves in an effort to help understand children with learning disabilities and deal with them more effectively.
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Beyond F.A.T. city

a look back, a look ahead
Practical strategies and inspirational advice for teachers and parents of children with learning disabilities who struggle with Frustration, Anxiety, and Tension (F.A.T.).
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The address

A documentary about a Vermont school for boys with learning disabilities who memorize and recite Abraham Lincoln's iconic Gettysburg Address.

A brand-new me!

As he is preparing to attend middle school, Hank, who has learning differences and academic difficulties, gets an unexpected opportunity to audition for a performing arts school where his creativity and humor will be appreciated and nurtured.

Dump trucks and dogsleds

I'm on my way, Mom!
Hank Zipzer is looking forward to a skiing vacation with his dad and sister before his new baby brother arrives, until his mom calls to say the baby is coming early, but when a huge snowstorm strands them in Vermont, it is up to Hank to find a way to get them all safely back to New York before the baby arrives.

The curtain went up, my pants fell down

Hank Zipzer makes a deal with his dad that if he gets a "B+" in math he can play the lead in the school musical; and he must rely on the class brain, Heather Payne, for help.

My dog's a scaredy-cat

a Halloween tail
Hank Zipzer has come up with a unique Halloween costume for the parade, but his friends think his idea is a little over the top.

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