Learning Disabilities

As a parent and teacher Jean Augur learned to cope positively with dyslexia for over 20 years. This book records the stages in the development of the awareness of dyslexia both at home and in the classroom. It concludes by setting out the ways and means...

This book brings together a selection of papers from those presented at the Fourth International Conference of the British Dyslexia Association in April 1997. The three main themes of the conference are biology, identification and intervention.About the...

In the last few years there have been many papers in vision science journals about visual factors in dyslexia, but these findings have not been widely disseminated to the professionals who care for people with dyslexia. Dyslexia and Vision aims to...

This handbook helps professionals working with adults with intellectual disabilities to establish the needs of individuals through systematic assessment and to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the service they provide. A comprehensive handbook...

This book reflects on issues relating to the assessment and support of students with dyslexia within Universities and other institutions of higher education. It considers primarily how current practice in higher education can be developed to facilitate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998454375Author Cigdem KnebelFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Simple Words BooksPublisher Simple Words BooksWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Finding Your Voice with Dyslexia and other SpLDs is an essential guide to living with dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties (SpLDs). The book provides readers with a practical guide to expressing and developing ideas and feelings. Uniquely...

The Psychology of Dyslexia is an introductory text for teachers undertaking a training course on Dyslexia. The book is based on Mike Thompson's lecture course to the Dyslexia Institute's Postgraduate Diploma in Dyslexia and Literacy. Although primarily...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950089000Author Paul BloombergFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Mimi and Todd PressPublisher Mimi and Todd PressWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm)...

Disability sport is a relatively recent phenomenon, yet it is also one that, particularly in the context of social inclusion, is attracting increasing political and academic interest. The purpose of this important new text - the first of its kind - is to...

Development of Dyslexia and Other SpLDs is the fourth book in the series Living Confidently with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs). This book is about the persistence of dyslexia and specific learning difficulties (SpLD) into adulthood. It pulls...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692611692Author Peter FlomFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Peter Flom ConsultingPublisher Peter Flom ConsultingWeight(grams) 209g

This highly practical handbook meets the need for a general guide that provides teachers with the skills, techniques and structure to help children with specific learning difficulties achieve success.About the AuthorDr Michael Thomson is Principal of...

Mainstream teachers are often unsure how to adapt their regular teaching practices to support Special Educational Needs in the classroom most effectively. This useful guide provides teachers with all they need to know about teaching special needs...

From an early age, deaf children excel in thinking about and remembering what they learn through visual spatial instruction. This strength in information processing can be used in the mathematics classroom to achieve better learning outcomes. This book...

A hands-on guide for anyone who teaches writing to students with learning disabilities This valuable resource helps teachers who want to sharpen their skills in analyzing and teaching writing to students with learning disabilities. The classroom-tested,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781970146059Author Cigdem KnebelFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Simple Words BooksPublisher Simple Words BooksWeight(grams) 73gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Recent policy initiatives illuminate the need for greater teacher awareness about dyslexia in secondary and tertiary education. Yet the debates about dyslexia are often narrowly based and can exclude some teachers. This book attempts to open up the...

Recent policy initiatives illuminate the need for greater teacher awareness about dyslexia in secondary and tertiary education. Yet the debates about dyslexia are often narrowly based and can exclude some teachers. This book attempts to open up the...

This is an evidence based manual of diagnosis and interventions for helping children between three and six years old who lack, a complete range of fundamental movement skills. The book outlines the difficulties young children have with movement,...

The detailed study of learning disability features rarely in university courses. To a large extent this reflects the low value attributed by our society and its human services to people with learning difficulties. This unusual book, based on one of those...

A practical guide to adaptive behaviors across a range of neurodevelopmental disorders Adaptive behavior assessment measures independent living skills, including communication, social skills, personal care, and practical work skills. For individuals with...

Challenging Behaviour and Developmental Disability brings together a range of evidence from different fields forming a coherent theory of challenging behaviour. The result is not only a better understanding of the nature of challenging behaviour in...

This practical set of resources has been written for the busy teacher who wants to use a multisensory approach to overcoming literacy difficulties in the classroom. The fully photocopiable materials can be used on their own or in conjunction with the...

Author Marilyn Martin's daughter Sara was diagnosed with Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD). Marilyn offers a comprehensive developmental profile of children with NLD and explores the controversies surrounding the condition so parents and professionals...

Widely regarded as the standard reference in the field, this comprehensive handbook presents state-of-the-art knowledge about the nature and classification of learning disabilities (LD), their causes, and how individuals with these difficulties can be...

Help your child succeed! If your child is falling behind in school, you know what heartacheis --watching the struggle, feeling the frustration, yearning tohelp --but what can you do? You can do a lot! In Overcoming Underachieving two...

It's New Year's Eve and Sanjay can't wait to go and have a laugh with his mates. But after vandals attack his parents' restaurants, laughing is the last thing he feels like doing...Join Kai, Lena, Chelsea, and Sanjay as they struggle with friendship,...

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Identification and assessment of learning and behavioural disabilities have long been issues of great concern, and have become increasingly important in recent years. Identification and assessment issues determine how students are characterized as having...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578181677Author Obiora Anekwe Med Edd MS Bioethics MstFormat HardbackPage Count 90Imprint Ethically Speaking PressPublisher Ethically Speaking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780958160841Author B. PheloungFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Pheloung Family TrustPublisher Pheloung Family Trust

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645064155Author Ally's MumFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Mothers & MarketersPublisher Mothers & MarketersWeight(grams) 925g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983430735Author Helen BryantFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint G PublishingPublisher G Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 609g

More than 6 million children with disabilities in North America require assistive technology and related services each year in order to participate and succeed in school. This book, Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology, provides an essential guide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780958160810Author Barbara PheloungFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Jeanette LiljeqvistPublisher Jeanette LiljeqvistWeight(grams) 263g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984466061Author Patricia SchetterFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Abta Publications & ProductsPublisher Abta Publications &...

This text presents practical teaching methods, strategies and techniques for meeting the needs of special education students, those labelled "slow" or "remedial", and all others who struggle to learn in the mixed-abilities classroom...

'This book contains a wide range of strategies for study skills support which will be excellent for our PG Cert SpLD FE/HE course. They will also find the chapter on grammar ,spelling and writing helpful in their teaching. Some useful templates to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937473990Author Janice CarrollFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Autism Asperger Publishing Co,USPublisher AAPC Publishing