Eli, The Boy Who Hated to Write, 2nd edition - Softcover

Regina G. Richards; Eli I Richards

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966135369 ISBN 13: 9780966135367

Publisher: RET Center Press, 2008

Synopsis

This 2nd edition of Eli, The Boy Who Hated to Write is an expanded version of the popular earlier edition. It is enhanced to include more of Eli's adventures and a greatly expanded section for teachers and parents.
Rick Lavoie says Eli, The Boy Who Hated to Write puts a human face on the puzzling and misunderstood disorder known as DYSGRAPHIA. Regina combines her language development expertise with her deep sensitivity for children and with her son creates a character and story which provides invaluable insights into the challenges faced by kids with this disorder. Eli's courage and persistence are a source of inspiration to young readers...and Regina's insights are a source of information to parents and teachers.
Kids will be absorbed in the adventures of Eli experiencing his joys. his frustrations and his triumphs. Parents and Educators will come away with a new understanding and knowledge of how to help children like Eli who struggle with writing.
Eli added new adventures to this edition which fill in some of the time before and after his original adventure. The stories now cover time periods from 1st grade through college graduation.
Regina G. Richards, author of several educational books and articles including three Source books for Linquisystems and L*E*A*R*N*, Playful Strategies for All Students and When Writing's a Problem for RET Center Press, has expanded the section for Parents and Educators so they understand the problems Eli is facing at each age, how each hurdle was overcome and strategies which helped Eli learned throughout his experiences.
Enjoy this new edition. Regina and Eli loved the time they spent putting this book together! They have received so many positive comments about the first edition that they were inspired to create this new edition.
This description was written by IMR, Eli's proud dad who watched in fascination and admiration as this whole story enfolded.

About this title

From the Author:

Eli and I wrote Eli, the boy who hated to write to share easy-to-use strategies to help students who experience the frustrating problem of dysgraphia. The strategies suggested are designed to be fun, practical, and easy to implement and are appropriate for regular education or special education teachers as well as parents. The prime focus of the book is to also share the very real frustrations that these students experience, to show other students that they are not alone, to explain the issue to parents and teachers, and to present suggestions for strategies.

From the Back Cover:

Eli, the boy who hated to write puts a human face on the puzzling and misunderstood disorder knows as dysgraphia. Regina Richards combines her language development expertise with her deep sensitivity for children and, with her son, creates a character and a story which provide invaluable insights into the challenges faced by kids with this disorder. Eli's courage and persistence are a source of inspiration to young readers...and Regina's insight is a source of information to their parents and teachers. Eli is a book you will read...re-read...and re-read once again. Share it with a child you love. You will both gain from the experience.

Richard D. Lavoie, President, Riverview School

About this edition

• Publisher: RET Center Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0966135369
• ISBN 13: 9780966135367
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Regina G. Richards
• Illustrator: Lynn Craven, Judy Love, Vicky L. Jones