learning disabled youth

Before he became a first-round draft pick in the NFL, he had to survive middle school. Over one million boys play high school football every year. About 6.5% become collegiate players. Of those, only 1.5% reach the NFL. Those odds were daunting for a young Vontae Davis who endured many challenges as his parents battled addiction. At age 11, Vontae and his siblings faced living in separate foster homes, but Grandma Adaline refused to allow it--adopting and raising all seven children despite financial difficulties. With some guidance from his older brother Vernon (two-time Pro Bowl tight end) Vontae earned a college football scholarship, and after three years entered the NFL. The Middle School Rules of Vontae Davis features Vontae's defining childhood stories and lessons learned growing up in a rough Washington D.C. neighborhood. Young readers will see how Vontae thrived with the support of those around him--none more important than his grandmother. A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Vontae was named an NFL Players Association Community MVP during the 2015 season.

Provides suggestions and materials for meeting the special needs of learning-disabled students, featuring tools for diagnosis and assessment, strategies for classroom management, solutions to common problems, guidelines for intervention, and techniques for helping older learning-disabled students.

Two Ivy League students with learning disabilities explain how other learning disabled students can achieve academic success and find the support services they need to help them learn.

Presents a story that provides insights into the challenges faced by children suffering with learning disabilities, looks at who has learning disabilities, and discusses the different types of learning disabilities, their diagnosis, symptoms, and therapies.

Presents annotations and bibliographic information for five hundred high interest, low reading level books, magazines, and Web sites for students in grades 6-12.