learning disabilities

Alex, a child with dyslexia, learns about his and other learning problems and what is done to solve them.

"Hank's class is putting on a play, and Hank wants the lead part: Aqua Fly, but he freezes in his audition and can only buzz like a fly, so his teacher creates a special part for Hank.--Publisher.

A guide to understanding learning disorders that includes information on the different kinds of disorders, early warning signs, diagnostic methods, and treatment approaches.

Defines and explains over seventy types of learning disorders and counterproductive behaviors that can hinder a child's academic progress, listing common symptoms, defining terminology and educational jargon, and describing testing procedures and remediation strategies.

Provides information and materials for taking a positive and personal approach to Response to Intervention, discussing how to identify exceptions to learning problems, design interventions, and implement a three-tiered RTI process, and including tips on decreasing paperwork, motivating students, engaging students and parents, and increasing morale.

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.