Download or read book Thinking Differently written by David Flink and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative, comprehensive guide—the first of its kind—to help parents understand and accept learning disabilities in their children, offering tips and strategies for successfully advocating on their behalf and helping them become their own best advocates. In Thinking Differently, David Flink, the leader of Eye to Eye—a national mentoring program for students with learning and attention issues—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 hand. He, too, has dyslexia and ADHD. Focusing on how to arm students who think and learn differently with essential skills, including meta-cognition and self-advocacy, Flink offers real, hard advice, providing the tools to address specific problems they face—from building self-esteem and reconstructing the learning environment, to getting proper diagnoses and discovering their inner gifts. With his easy, hands-on “Step-by-Step Launchpad to Empowerment,” parents can take immediate steps to improve their children’s lives. Thinking Differently is a brilliant, compassionate work, packed with essential insights and real-world applications indispensable for parents, educators, and other professional involved with children with learning disabilities.
Download or read book The Parents Guide to Specific Learning Difficulties written by Veronica Bidwell and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed full of advice and practical strategies for parents and educators, this book is a one-stop-shop for supporting children with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs). Part one introduces a spectrum of SpLDs, ranging from poor working memory, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, through to ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), Specific Language Impairment and Visual Processing Difficulty. It explains clearly what each difficulty is, how it can affect a child's learning and how to help a child to succeed despite their difficulties. Part two includes a host of tips, tools and strategies to support your child's efforts in areas such as reading, writing, spelling and handwriting, as well as advice on motivation, confidence and managing life's setbacks. Written by an experienced Educational Psychologist, this is the perfect guide for parents and carers who are looking for ways to support their child's learning, as well as for educators and teachers looking for advice on how to differentiate lessons and motivate pupils with SpLDs.
Download or read book Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child written by Sylvia B. Rimm and published by Barron's Educational Series. This book was released on 1994 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gifted children deserve the opportunity to learn all that they're capable of learning, at their own--ususally rapid--pace. In this book, an expert gives advice on how parents can discover whether or not their child is actually gifted, and how to select preschool and kindergarten programs.
Download or read book Child Protection and Parents with a Learning Disability written by Penny Morgan and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Child Protection and Parents with a Learning Disability provides the practical knowledge that professionals need in order to understand common intellectual disabilities and how they might affect parenting capability. It presents clear guidance on how to carry out effective assessments and explains how interventions might differ when working with parents who have a learning disability. It covers a broad spectrum of disabilities, including borderline conditions and Autism Spectrum Disorder. The book also explores a number of emotional and mental health issues that can occur alongside learning disabilities, such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, and attachment disorders, to show how they should be understood in the context of cognitive abilities and the parenting role. Empowering practitioners to make informed decisions about children's welfare, this is a must-have guide for all professionals working with families where a parent is affected by a learning disability.
Download or read book 8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD 8 Keys to Mental Health written by Cindy Goldrich and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compassionate and effective strategies for raising a child with ADHD. Parenting children with ADHD, whether diagnosed or undiagnosed, can be challenging and complex. But just as a child who struggles with reading can learn to decode words, children with ADHD can learn patience, communication, and solution-seeking skills to become more confident, independent, and capable. This book, rich with optimism, tips, tools, and action plans, offers science-based insights and systems for parents to help cultivate these skills. Combining expert information with practical, sensitive advice, the eight “key” concepts here will help parents reduce chaos, improve cooperation, and nurture the advantages—like creativity and drive—that often accompany all of that energy. Based on author Cindy Goldrich’s seven-session workshop entitled Calm and Connected: Parenting Kids with ADHD©, this book focuses on developing and strengthening effective interpersonal skills in both parents and children as a way to improve conflict resolution. Following the parenting principle to “Parent the child you have,” Goldrich offers advice to help readers tailor their parenting to meet the needs of their unique child. The book also leads parents to recognize the value of being a leader and a guide to children, building parents’ confidence in their decision-making, and giving children a sense of safety, security, and confidence. The principles outlined in 8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD are appropriate for parenting kids of all ages—until they have “launched” and are on their own.
Download or read book Keys to Parenting a Child with a Learning Disability written by Barry E. McNamara and published by Barron's Educational Series. This book was released on 1995 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors discuss the diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities. They provide a practical course of action for parents who suspect a learning disability in their child. They also describe methods of special education, dealing with learning-disabled children at home, and integrating them into community activities.
Download or read book Parenting Matters written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.
Download or read book Helping Your Child with Language Based Learning Disabilities written by Daniel Franklin and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based in cutting-edge research in neuroscience, education, and the principles of attachment-based teaching, this important guide for parents offers tools and practices to help children transcend language-based learning difficulties, do better in school, and gain self-confidence and self-esteem. If your child has a language-based learning difficulty—such as dyscalculia, dyslexia, and auditory processing disorder—they may have to work twice as hard to keep up with their peers in school. Your child may also have feelings of frustration, anger, sadness, or shame as a result of their learning differences. As a parent, it hurts to see your child struggle. But the good news is that there are proven-effective strategies you can learn to help your child be their best. This book will show you how. Helping Your Child with Language-Based Learning Disabilities outlines an attachment-based approach to help your child succeed based in the latest research. This research indicates that a secure attachment relationship between you and your child actually optimizes their learning ability by enhancing motivation, regulating anxiety, and triggering neuroplasticity. In this book, you’ll discover why it’s so important to accurately assess your child, find new perspectives on LBLDs based on the most current studies, and discover tips and strategies for navigating school, home life, and your child’s future. Most importantly, you’ll learn how your own special bond with your child can help spark their interest in reading, writing, and math. Every child is unique—and every child learns in his or her own way. With this groundbreaking guide, you’ll be able to help your child thrive, in school and life.
Download or read book Keys to Parenting Your Anxious Child written by Katharina Manassis and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A helpful guide to recognizing anxiety in children, both at home and in school. Offers advice on bullying, cyberbullying, school phobia and more.
Download or read book Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder Or Asperger s Disorder written by Kathryn Stewart and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of Asperger's Syndrome and nonverbal learning disorders, offers advice to parents on how to recognize the symptoms of the disorders, and suggests intervention strategies for addressing deficits in visual and spatial functioning, organizational skills, and information processing.
Download or read book Wrightslaw written by Peter W. D. Wright and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at parents of and advocates for special needs children, explains how to develop a relationship with a school, monitor a child's progress, understand relevant legislation, and document correspondence and conversations.
Download or read book Learning Disability Strategies for Teachers and Parents written by Assistivemart Learning Disabilities and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly researched book of 409 pages addresses how to manage and educate children with Learning Disabilities.Take immediate steps to improve the child's life with creative teaching strategies and parenting tips aimed at making learning easier for the child.Applicable for children from 3 years of age up to 9. Although most strategies can be used for just about any disability, this book focuses on the following: Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Aphasia, Apraxia, Ataxia, APD (Auditory Processing Disorder), VPD (Visual Processing Disorder), Down Syndrome, Finding the right schooling.With tons of in the field, tried and tested methods by many teachers and parents, these approved strategies will help: -Better address classroom disruptive behavior-Better engage the child while learning at school or at home-Deal with the child's home work frustration-Better control of impulses and emotions-Better analytical thinking-Better self regulation-Improve reading skills-Improve memory retention-Improve independent learning skills-Improve the child's self confidence-Enable the child to have fun while learningThe strategies address the challenges of parents, tutors and teachers on teaching individuals with Learning Disabilities so as to give the child a far better chance at being happy and successful in their schooling, career, social life's and later heading into adulthood.This book adopts some powerful and innovative teaching methods with tips and strategies that give hands-on direction that is necessary for the child to enjoy learning and being more engaged. Changing the tedious routine of learning, along with all its frustrations, into fun endeavors that is time well spent.With hundreds of hours of research and first hand experiences, the book aims to leave the reader with easy-to-follow steps of techniques proven to boost specific skills and empower the reader. Lots of problem solving ideas and routines that parents, tutors and teachers can use immediately to improve the child's live. Small changes can add up to big improvements.A good tip is that these strategies can be used with different disabilities. Regardless of the specific method for each type of learning disability that is here offered in abundance, there is always something varied and innovative that can be done to get the most out of the time we spend with children.About the author: Constantina Akrotiriadou; MBA in Special (Inclusive) Education, MBA in Technologies of Learning and Communications. She is a professional in the education field and loves to surround herself daily with children of all backgrounds and potentials. Constantina is actively involved with children of all ages and speaks from first-hand experience, and wants to share her wealth of information that she has gathered over the many years that she has worked with children with and without Learning Disabilities. With a deep appreciation and devotion to teaching, she seeks to educate and foster learning independency, a healthy state of mind and build up all her students self confidenc
Download or read book Special Children Challenged Parents written by Robert A. Naseef and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Robert A. Naseef, a psychologist and father of a son with autism, details the daily blessings and challenges of raising a child with disabilities, offering sensitive, real-world advice along the way.
Download or read book What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew written by Sharon Saline and published by Swift Press. This book was released on 2024-06-06 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Wonderfully written, infused with positive energy and solid information. All parents of children who have ADHD should buy it' - Edward Hallowell, MD What if you could work with your child, motivating and engaging them in the process, to create positive change once and for all? In this insightful and practical book, veteran psychologist Sharon Saline shares the words and inner struggles of children and teens living with ADHD—and a blueprint for achieving lasting success by working together. Based on more than 25 years of experience counseling young people and their families, Dr. Saline's advice and real-world examples reveal how parents can shift the dynamic and truly help kids succeed. Topics include: Setting mutual goals that foster cooperation Easing academic struggles Tackling everyday challenges, from tantrums and backtalk to staying organized, building friendships, and more. With useful exercises and easy-to-remember techniques, you'll discover a variety of practical strategies that really work, creating positive change that will last a lifetime.
Download or read book Learning Disabilities written by Robert E. Cimera and published by R & L Education. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines issues related to teaching and raising a child with a learning disability. It begins by exploring what learning disabilities are, how they are diagnosed, and the characteristics that individuals with learning disabilities typically have. Numerous teaching strategies and helpful resources are included.
Download or read book Nonverbal Learning Disabilities written by Cesare Cornoldi and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing numbers of children and adolescents are being diagnosed with nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD), yet clinicians and educators have few scientific resources to guide assessment and intervention. This book presents up-to-date knowledge on the nature of NLD and how to differentiate it from DSM-5 disorders such as autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder. Effective strategies for helping K-12 students and their families address the challenges of NLD in and outside of the classroom are illustrated with vivid case material. The authors thoughtfully consider controversies surrounding NLD, discuss why the diagnosis is not included in the current DSM and ICD classification systems, and identify important directions for future research.
Download or read book Every Child Ready to Read written by The Lee Pesky Learning Center and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2008-11-26 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All parents want their children to read well and to succeed–and experts agree that improving literacy begins at birth. Reading aloud to your child, sharing simple games and wordplay, and developing letter knowledge start your child off on the right foot for school and life. Now the esteemed Lee Pesky Learning Center has created this easy, accessible reference for parents to help foster better literacy skills in children. Topics are individually tailored for three age ranges–infant, toddler, and preschool–and include • the best read-aloud books to develop sound awareness • the perfect picture books for encouraging letter knowledge • ways to promote verbal language and build vocabulary • the benefits of symbolic play • fun (and educational) games for car trips • helping youngsters “write” at home • great gift ideas for kids • warning signs of a learning disability The fundamentals of reading start at home. Every Child Ready to Read helps parents motivate their children to learn, and to become confident readers who will always enjoy reading.
