Learning disabilities-- A to Z : a parent's complete guide to learning disabilities from preschool to adulthood
1997
Book
Learning Disabilities: A to Z brings the best of recent research and educational experience to parents, teachers, and care givers who are responsible for children with information-processing problems. Corinne Smith and Lisa Strick provide a comprehensive guide to the causes, identification, and treatment of learning disabilities. You will learn how these subtle neurological disorders can have a major impact on a child's development, both in and out of school. Learning Disabilities: A to Z also supplies a wealth of practical and innovative strategies for helping youngsters with learning disabilities become successful, from their earliest days in preschool, through the college years and beyond.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9780684827384
- 0684827387
Description: viii, 407 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes: Includes index.
Contents:
- What are learning disabilities?
- What causes learning disabilities?
- Basic types of learning disability
- Warning signs at home and at school
- The learning disabilities evaluation
- Becoming an expert on your child
- Becoming an education activist
- Developing an effective educational program
- The ABCs of success in school-- Social and emotional growth
- Strategies for promoting personal success
- Looking forward to the future.
LCCN: 97012469
Control Number: 69015
Publisher: New York : Free Press, [1997]