Post by RS on Dec 5, 2013 12:08:59 GMT
Christmas is traditionally a time for the giving of presents, and it is sometimes difficult to know what to give someone. one of the best options are book vouchers or even books themselves, here we will look at some popular titles and some reviews from them.
Learning Disabilities: A to Z: A Complete Guide to Learning Disabilities from Preschool to Adulthood:
The world of learning disabilities is undeniably complicated and challenging. Shining a bright light into this territory, Learning Disabilities: A to Z has long been the trusted resource for parents, helping them navigate the tough issues and arming them with the knowledge necessary to advocate for their children at school. Covering every stage of development from the first day of preschool to the first day on the job, this updated edition also addresses current topics:
• Important new discoveries in brain function and information processing
• Education reforms made under the No Child Left Behind Act
• Significant advances in educational technology, information on testing, medication, improving behavior and motivation, and more . . .
Corinne Smith, a leading expert in the field of learning disabilities, and Lisa Strick, a writer who knows firsthand the challenges of raising a child with learning problems, have brilliantly updated their essential guide for parents and teaching professionals. Compassionate and encouraging, Learning Disabilities: A to Z will continue to be the book parents reach for again and again as their children grow.
from people who have read the book:
This book taught me so much with my child and how to get him help. It goes over laws and challenges. I Love it!
Excellent reference for parents and teachers. Accessible information. Knowledge is power when it comes to helping kids learn and being advocates for their needs. I borrowed it from the library but plan on purchasing.
This is a well-written comprehensive reference on learning disabilities. As a special educations teacher, I sometimes need specifics about particular learning disability and this book gives a great deal of information about many of them. The authors also provide strategies to support both teachers and parents. If you want one book to help you understand learning disabilities, this is the book.
Learning Disabilities in a Nutshell: Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia
The aim of this book is to help to bridge the gap between research and practice in the field of learning disability. It is written for all the learning disabled children, their teachers, parents and siblings.
reviews:
This book discusses childhood learning difficulties such as dyslexia. The content is concise and well researched and makes a good starting point as an overall look at some complex conditions. The writing is engaging, although at times slightly confusing, as the English is not always 'correct'. The creative approach to working with children and the resources included more than make up for this however.
A Special Education: One Family's Journey Through the Maze of Learning Disabilities
The celebrated designer Dana Buchman knew almost nothing about "learning differences” when her daughter, Charlotte, was diagnosed with disabilities as a toddler. She soon discovered that the hard work and determination that had taken her from the Ivy League to her own fashion label wouldn't be enough to deal with Charlotte’s disabilities; she would have to acquire a new skill set-to be able to see Charlotte as a person with unique abilities. A moving mother-daughter story, A Special Education is an inspiring account of one mother’s journey to acceptance and understanding, as well as a family’s triumph over daunting
Reviews:
I enjoyed reading this book. There are so many books about disabilities and how and what to recognize, but I liked this one because it was about someone's 'real' life and how they dealt with the disability, or difference, their child had. As a mother of two children with disabilities it was interesting to read how her child's differences affected the mother, Dana Buchman and how she was able to overcome her challenges dealing with it. She was very honest in telling her story.
A very personal discussion of special education and how it affects a whole family. I was moved to read so much that was so similar to my own experience with the whole cycle of special education.
This was a phenomenal read that gave me hope and understanding.
Learning Disabilities and Life Stories
This anthology is comprised of two major components: thirteen full-length, autobiographical essays written by persons with learning disabilities and five analytical chapters written by education and psychology scholars. Speaking in terms alternately intimate and analytical, the autobiographical essays each tell of a sustained personal encounter with the challenges and mysteries of living with a learning disability. But these autobiographies are not merely personal, concerned solely with their writers' private lives. Rather, they are also in various ways consciously analytical, offering astute critical readings of culture and society. The scholarly essays are written by such noted educators and psychologists as Lisa Delpit, Robert Kegan, and Janet Lerner. For any educator or parent of students with learning disabilities
Reviews
Personal essays by students who were labeled "Learning Disabled" or suffered through some sort of comprehension setback during their education. The book was helpful due to the essays serving as proof of how far the writer(s) has come in their struggle to communicate, learn, and finally feel normal or part of a community. Learning about LD from first-hand accounts, very revealing, with some essays being somewhat more enlightening than others.
This is an amazing book (despite the odd cover art) that offers an insightful glimpse into the lives of people who have learning "disabilities." I write "disabilities" in quotation marks because I personally don't believe that LD is really a disability, but rather a difference in learning style
and finally
Understanding Learning Disability and Dementia
Understanding Learning Disability and Dementia covers all the essential issues in supporting a person with a learning disability when they develop dementia. Like the population at large, people with learning disabilities are living longer, and therefore an increasing number are developing dementia. Service providers, planners, doctors, social workers, carers and direct support staff need to be equipped with relevant knowledge prior to the onset of dementia, so that they can devise appropriate therapeutic interventions and coping strategies, including health and medication management and palliative care. This book will provide essential knowledge for anyone involved in the provision of services, assessment of need and direct care and support for dementia sufferers who also have a learning disability.
Reviews:
This book is must for anyone working with, or caring for people who have a learning disability and dementia. In fact I think it is useful to anyone who works with or knows someone who has dementia, whether they have a learning disability or not. It is well written informative and accessible. Well worth the money. Only issue I have is that the kindle copy has "boxes" / "tables" that are difficult to read and their font size cannot be increased. but this is a minor problem.
Learning Disabilities: A to Z: A Complete Guide to Learning Disabilities from Preschool to Adulthood:
The world of learning disabilities is undeniably complicated and challenging. Shining a bright light into this territory, Learning Disabilities: A to Z has long been the trusted resource for parents, helping them navigate the tough issues and arming them with the knowledge necessary to advocate for their children at school. Covering every stage of development from the first day of preschool to the first day on the job, this updated edition also addresses current topics:
• Important new discoveries in brain function and information processing
• Education reforms made under the No Child Left Behind Act
• Significant advances in educational technology, information on testing, medication, improving behavior and motivation, and more . . .
Corinne Smith, a leading expert in the field of learning disabilities, and Lisa Strick, a writer who knows firsthand the challenges of raising a child with learning problems, have brilliantly updated their essential guide for parents and teaching professionals. Compassionate and encouraging, Learning Disabilities: A to Z will continue to be the book parents reach for again and again as their children grow.
from people who have read the book:
This book taught me so much with my child and how to get him help. It goes over laws and challenges. I Love it!
Excellent reference for parents and teachers. Accessible information. Knowledge is power when it comes to helping kids learn and being advocates for their needs. I borrowed it from the library but plan on purchasing.
This is a well-written comprehensive reference on learning disabilities. As a special educations teacher, I sometimes need specifics about particular learning disability and this book gives a great deal of information about many of them. The authors also provide strategies to support both teachers and parents. If you want one book to help you understand learning disabilities, this is the book.
Learning Disabilities in a Nutshell: Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia
The aim of this book is to help to bridge the gap between research and practice in the field of learning disability. It is written for all the learning disabled children, their teachers, parents and siblings.
reviews:
This book discusses childhood learning difficulties such as dyslexia. The content is concise and well researched and makes a good starting point as an overall look at some complex conditions. The writing is engaging, although at times slightly confusing, as the English is not always 'correct'. The creative approach to working with children and the resources included more than make up for this however.
A Special Education: One Family's Journey Through the Maze of Learning Disabilities
The celebrated designer Dana Buchman knew almost nothing about "learning differences” when her daughter, Charlotte, was diagnosed with disabilities as a toddler. She soon discovered that the hard work and determination that had taken her from the Ivy League to her own fashion label wouldn't be enough to deal with Charlotte’s disabilities; she would have to acquire a new skill set-to be able to see Charlotte as a person with unique abilities. A moving mother-daughter story, A Special Education is an inspiring account of one mother’s journey to acceptance and understanding, as well as a family’s triumph over daunting
Reviews:
I enjoyed reading this book. There are so many books about disabilities and how and what to recognize, but I liked this one because it was about someone's 'real' life and how they dealt with the disability, or difference, their child had. As a mother of two children with disabilities it was interesting to read how her child's differences affected the mother, Dana Buchman and how she was able to overcome her challenges dealing with it. She was very honest in telling her story.
A very personal discussion of special education and how it affects a whole family. I was moved to read so much that was so similar to my own experience with the whole cycle of special education.
This was a phenomenal read that gave me hope and understanding.
Learning Disabilities and Life Stories
This anthology is comprised of two major components: thirteen full-length, autobiographical essays written by persons with learning disabilities and five analytical chapters written by education and psychology scholars. Speaking in terms alternately intimate and analytical, the autobiographical essays each tell of a sustained personal encounter with the challenges and mysteries of living with a learning disability. But these autobiographies are not merely personal, concerned solely with their writers' private lives. Rather, they are also in various ways consciously analytical, offering astute critical readings of culture and society. The scholarly essays are written by such noted educators and psychologists as Lisa Delpit, Robert Kegan, and Janet Lerner. For any educator or parent of students with learning disabilities
Reviews
Personal essays by students who were labeled "Learning Disabled" or suffered through some sort of comprehension setback during their education. The book was helpful due to the essays serving as proof of how far the writer(s) has come in their struggle to communicate, learn, and finally feel normal or part of a community. Learning about LD from first-hand accounts, very revealing, with some essays being somewhat more enlightening than others.
This is an amazing book (despite the odd cover art) that offers an insightful glimpse into the lives of people who have learning "disabilities." I write "disabilities" in quotation marks because I personally don't believe that LD is really a disability, but rather a difference in learning style
and finally
Understanding Learning Disability and Dementia
Understanding Learning Disability and Dementia covers all the essential issues in supporting a person with a learning disability when they develop dementia. Like the population at large, people with learning disabilities are living longer, and therefore an increasing number are developing dementia. Service providers, planners, doctors, social workers, carers and direct support staff need to be equipped with relevant knowledge prior to the onset of dementia, so that they can devise appropriate therapeutic interventions and coping strategies, including health and medication management and palliative care. This book will provide essential knowledge for anyone involved in the provision of services, assessment of need and direct care and support for dementia sufferers who also have a learning disability.
Reviews:
This book is must for anyone working with, or caring for people who have a learning disability and dementia. In fact I think it is useful to anyone who works with or knows someone who has dementia, whether they have a learning disability or not. It is well written informative and accessible. Well worth the money. Only issue I have is that the kindle copy has "boxes" / "tables" that are difficult to read and their font size cannot be increased. but this is a minor problem.