Synopsis
Help your learning-disabled child enjoy school and learn more effectively. This book shows parents what they can do at home to help their learning-disabled child at school. Using nonthreatening, nontechnical language, Tuttle and Paquette describe a variety of learning disorders: attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, hyperactivity, and speaking, reading, writing, and math disabilities and difficulties. They show parents how to become more effective advocates for their child in the school system. They also discuss how to work with the special education team, and tell parents what legal rights they have and how to take advantage of them. The authors pay special attention to putting learning disabilities within the context of the entire family -- how one child's special needs may affect other siblings, grandparents, etc. Parenting A Child With A Learning Disibility also covers the tests and evaluations used by schools, so parents will know what to expect and how these tests can affect the child's future. The book contains a glossary of terms used by special educators and testing personnel so parents will feel at ease discussing their child's needs with educators. Throughout, the authors' tone is encouraging and reassuring, and parents will be left feeling they can succeed in helping their child.
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"I really wish I had read this book before my own first meeting as a parent with a school special-education team. A parent with Tuttle and Paquette's book in tow would be prepared for the learning-disabled labyrinth." --Marsha Scherbel ,The Washington Post
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arning-disabled child enjoy school and learn more effectively. This book shows parents what they can do at home to help their learning-disabled child at school. Using nonthreatening, nontechnical language, Tuttle and Paquette describe a variety of learning disorders: attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, hyperactivity, and speaking, reading, writing, and math disabilities and difficulties. They show parents how to become more effective advocates for their child in the school system. They also discuss how to work with the special education team, and tell parents what legal rights they have and how to take advantage of them. The authors pay special attention to putting learning disabilities within the context of the entire family -- how one child's special needs may affect other siblings, grandparents, etc. <i>Parenting A
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The authors have created a wonderful resource which pulls together information from the many agencies that focus on diagnosing, treating, and educating a child with a learning disorder and/or attention deficit disorder (ADD). Tuttle, special education coordinator for the Winthrop, Massachusetts, public schools, and Paquette, an educational writer and librarian, explain indicative behaviors for parents to identify and successfully demystify the necessary testing process. Looking beyond institutional settings, the authors explain how this diagnosis will affect the entire family. They also offer concrete examples of behaviors that parents can make use of in the home, all the while gently redirecting confusion to a celebration of the child's uniqueness. Particularly important, the authors discuss the laws that apply to the child and the educational system and stress that parents must become advocates for their child to ensure that the child's very special needs are met and his or her self-esteem nurtured. As a reference, the book is also useful, presenting a glossary and four appendixes listing all the states' directors of special education, parent training and information programs, resource organizations, and related publications. This highly recommended source covers all the bases and may become the number one resource that doctors and teachers will suggest to anxious parents.
Nina Wikstrom Aguilar, Harris Computer Systems Corp., Melbourne, Fla.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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