learning disabled children

Offers techniques and stories to help individuals with learning problems succeed in school as well as life.

A collection of essays for teachers that looks at response to intervention (RTI) in secondary schools.

Overview: Samantha Abeel couldn't tell time, remember her locker combination, or count out change at a checkout counter -- and she was in seventh grade. For a straight-A student like Samantha, problems like these made no sense. She dreaded school, and began having anxiety attacks. In her thirteenth winter, she found the courage to confront her problems -- and was diagnosed with a learning disability. Slowly, Samantha's life began to change again. She discovered that she was stronger than she'd ever thought possible -- and that sometimes, when things look bleakest, hope is closer than you think.

Presents a systematic and forensic approach to helping students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties, focusing on mastering the English language and providing a foundation for reading, writing, and spelling skills for students struggling with language acquisition, and incorporating information on speech pathology throughout the text.

Offers information and practical advice for college students with learning disabilities, covering transition planning, advocacy, preparation, academics, university life, and other related topics, and including resources.

Presents a story that provides insights into the challenges faced by children suffering with learning disabilities like dyslexia, and the impact of the disability on family members and friends, and features facts about the history of some learning disabilities, and their causes, diagnosis, and treatments.

Explains how to diagnose learning disabilities ranging from dyslexia and hyperactivity to language disorders and tuning out.

Provides strategies for teaching learning disabled children, focusing on common academic and behavior issues and how they can be identified and addressed.