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Designed to help pre-service teachers and practicing professionals evaluate and aid students with disabilities, this comprehensive text is guided by three main principles: to aid in the assessment and evaluation of students with learning disabilities, to demonstrate Learning Disabled (LD) theory and its practical applications through the use of case studies, and to provide the most up-to-date information on recent developments and topics of debate in the field. The Tenth Edition continues to stress familiarity with state and national standards, specifically those from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

• Web site icons are located in the text margins next to URLs for quick reference. Icons are also used to indicate when additional content on the given topic can be found on the text's web site.
• LD in Practice: Strategies for the General Education Classroom features throughout the text provide additional information for the general education teacher.
• The chapter on Attention Deficit Disorder includes information on neuro-developmental problems.
• Coverage of diversity is highlighted by callouts in the text.
• Houghton Mifflin Video Cases, four- to six-minute video modules presenting real classroom scenarios, enable students to observe the day-to-day challenges and rewards of teaching from the convenience of their computers. Available on the Online Teaching and Study Centers, HM Video Cases are enhanced by classroom artifacts, Viewing Questions, Interview Transcripts, Key Terms, and bonus video footage.

Customer Reviews (4)

Learning Disabilities and Related Disorders
I think the product was excellent.It came brand new and it was hard cover.I would recommend the book as well as the person who sold it to me.It came very quickly in the mail at a good price.

Learning Disabilities:Theories, Diagnosis & Teaching Stra
This is an excellent book.It is very readable and quite informative. I used the book for one of my graduate classes in Learning Disabilities.It was also an excellent review source for Praxis II preparation.Get it if you can, especially if you are planning to be a Special Education teacher.

The Special Education Teacher's Bible
I am a teacher of students with mild to moderate specific learning disabilities and I have found this book to be of such a tremendous help, I call it my "special education Bible!"

Professor Lerner has put together a comprehensive book of approaches within the filed of learning disabilities; procedures for assessing and evaluating students; and teaching methods, strategies, and materials. This 8th edition is written with the new IDEA '97 regulations in mind.

Whether you are an undergraduate, or graduate student, pre-service special ed. teacher or an inservice teacher, this text is an invaluable resource that will benefit the novice and the veteran alike. I am in the process of completing my student teaching and I bought this text because I felt that there was so much I still needed to learn about learning disabilities. I am sincere when I say I was not disappointed!

Student teacher of students with LD
This is the textbook I used while in college.It is very easy to read and well organized.It covers all aspects of learning disabilities from history to teaching strategies.It covers all the characteristics oflearning disabilities; perceptual problems, motor, reading, writtenlanguage, math, social and emotional. ... Read more

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A logical-minded, information-packed compendium.
Written by the expert team of Jack M. Fletcher, G. Reid Lyon, Lynn S. Fuchs & Marcia A. Barnes, Learning Disabilities: From Identification to Intervention is an evidence-based presentation of cutting-edge information about assessing and dealing with learning disabilities, with especial focus upon reading disabilities (word recognition, fluency, or comprehension-related), mathematics disabilities, and written expression disabilites. Though more of a scholarly assessment and description of the latest findings than a "how-to" manual per se, Learning Disabilities is sure to prove an invaluable, up-to-date resource especially for educators with responsibility for learning disabled-children, as well as anyone recognizing the "unexpected underachievement" that often signifies LDs and staging an appropriate intervention. A logical-minded, information-packed compendium.

Authoritative, informative, up to date review of the field
This is an excellent book for the professional, researcher or serious student of learning disabilities.It is chock full of relevant research and gives divergent views fully and fairly.It nevertheless takes astand on the assessment of and treatment for learning disabilities that differs markedly from the traditional approach commonly found in school districts and private clinician's offices. It provides a very good way to understand this perplexing and challenging field with up to date research. Most importantly, this book provides a refreshing willingness to challenge dogma and to give specific guidelines for future research and, most importantly, to guide remediation.

Rethinking Learning Disabilities
Excellent read. This book is informative, balanced, and will be uniquely valuable to health and education professionals, and the public in general. Fletcher and his colleagues offer an expert analysis as to where the field of Learning Disabilities has been, and where it must go, if we are to help the many children who struggle each day, trying to learn. Fletcher and his colleagues are clear; the IQ-Achievement Discrepancy Model is invalid and should be laid to rest once and for all, before more children are excluded from the educational intervention they need. They offer instead a thoroughly 'common sense' model of 'Response to Intervention (RTI), a model that, if adopted, will substantially increase the number of children getting help, sooner, and at a lower cost. The authors clearly understand the complex dynamic of science, clinical practice, educational instruction, and public policy. All must be aligned to move the field of LD ahead, and Fletcher and his colleagues are positioned to foster that needed change with this impressive contribution. ... Read more

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When you continuously cannot find the bathroom in your best friend's house, or you cannot print the letter 't' when all your friends are writing volumes, you notice and you ask questions. So it was for Marilyn Martin's daughter, Sara, who was diagnosed with Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD).
This book skilfully combines a comprehensive guide to NLD with the inspiring story of how Sara transformed herself from that young girl whose existence seemed darkened by learning difficulties into the capable young woman she is today.
In Helping Children with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities to Flourish, Marilyn Martin presents a comprehensive developmental profile of children with NLD. She explores the controversies surrounding the disorder so parents and professionals can identify learners with NLD and insure they receive early intervention. Offering practical advice on NLD at home and at school, she describes step-by-step interventions for improving a range of skills from penmanship to social acumen.
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Helping Children with Nonverbal Learning Diabilities to Flourish: Guide for parents and Profressionals
A must book for parents with Learning Disabilities Children. It has helped me to understand my daughter who is NLD even better. The guides are very useful and practical.

eye opening book
This book is a must for parents and professionals in the field of learning disabilities.So little is known about symptoms and remediation for right side brain learning issues.The fact that Ms. Martin has a daughter with this issue makes her insight more credible, insightful and impassioned. Very readable for anyone.

Excellent choice for both professionals and parents

Marilyn Martin has taken much of the mystery out of NLD in this very readable, thorough book.She includes not only the latest findings and strategies for working with children with this disability, but also her own experiences with her daughter, a person with NLD who is now a successful adult.Chapters about Sara are amusing, poignant, and beautifully written.They convey the everyday struggles of childrenwith NLD.Other chapters are very practical and clear, identifying approaches and materials that help children like Sara flourish.The book will be a boon to parents, teachers, and other professionals.
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This important resource offers diagnostic tools, remedial techniques, sample lessons, and worksheets to quickly identify students with learning deficits, improve their academic performance, and bolster their self-esteem. Includes assessment forms, problem-specific solutions, and intervention techniques. ... Read more

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learning disabilities
Very informative. Very good reference for those taking the alternative route to teaching certification. Contains practical scenarios on how theories in education are applied.

Ongoing Professional Development
I represent a private, non-profit organization that provides evaluation and tutoring services for children K-8. We strongly believe in professional development in order to maintain a high level of competency in the field of education. When our teachers have an opening in their schedule, they select books like this to review, to reflect and to write a summary, which is submitted to me for review and professional credit. Our entire teaching staff has found this book to be a good resource.

Very Useful Book
I found this book to be useful and very informative concerning special education. It covered testing, laws, terms and definitions. I've been using it to study for the Praxis Special Ed exams and feel that I will be well prepared.

Excellent Resource for the LD
I am a preservice teacher and am studying special education.I saw this book on Amazon and was intrigued by the low price.I was so surprised when I received it.It is a wonderful resource for anyone who works with students with LD.It covers the whole gambit from identification, to characteristics, to strategies.It really is a complete handbook and for the price you can't find a better deal.I have found this resource much more useful than my textbooks on LD that cost me upwards 70-80 dollars.I would wholeheartedly recommend this book!

Great resource!
As a new resource teacher for my school this was one of the better books I found to help me with real life solutions to teaching learning disabled children. This was a great book for explanations of various learning disabilities and set exercises to use in class for all age groups. I work mostly one on one, but found the activities and strategies easily adaptable for individual use. ... Read more

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Parents of teens with learning disabilities face a wide range of questions and concerns regarding the education of their children. Periods of transition, particularly the movement through high school to the working world or to further education, can be particularly difficult to navigate. Guiding Teens with Learning Disabilities helps parents as their children shift from teenage life to adulthood. It includes sections on planning for transition, post-secondary education, vocational training, career preparation, and life in the community.

Guiding Teens with Learning Disabilities also covers issues like defining learning disabilities properly, getting eligibility for various educational benefits, understanding disability laws and protections, dealing with mental health issues, figuring out what entitlements a student is eligible for at various stages of his/her educational development, and much, much more. ... Read more

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A clear roadmap for supporting your ld teen
Dr. Roffman has thankfully written exactly the guide book I needed as my Down Syndrome son turned 16. As a parent, I had no training in how to think about transitioning my son to adulthood. He has been in an inclusion school environment all his life, from infant day care to high school. But the transition to the wide-open space of adulthood, when the structures of schooling were gone, was a complete mystery to me. How could I prepare? How could my son be best prepared during his final few years of secondary education?

Roffman's guide is a step-by-step roadmap for parents, of what to do, what to ask, who to ask, and when to ask. It is also useful for anyone on the service side of transitioning learning disabled teens. The book seems most specifically addressed to the parents and service providers of children with more common learning disabilities than Down Syndrome. Yet it helped me to raise my hopes and standards of what to expect for outcomes of my son'stransition as well. For example, with proper preparation, perhaps my son could attend a community college or build a more advanced skill set toward future employment than I was thinking previously.

When I attended his 10th grade IEP review meeting, I felt completely prepared, and for the first time, I knew what I wanted to have happen during the meeting, and it did! This book made the difference. I have recommended Roffman's book to everyone in our school district's SPED PAC, to those who work with my son in the high school, and to members of the school committee. I no longer feel like "the blind leading the blind." Instead, I feel confident that I will be able to support my son's transition with confidence, even if I don't know all the answers yet. Now I know how to ask the questions, of both my son and his service providers, in time for us to figure out the best answers together. If you are parenting a learning disabled teen, or providing services for ld teens, I highly recommend you get a copy of this book. You'll be glad that you did.

Well Organized, Practical, a Reference, not a story book.
This book is organized well. It explains what youneed to do in a step by step fashion.It has tables, and checklists. It pulls in essential information that you need in reference like style that is easy to go back to.

Other books on this topic, which I've obtained, review, and returned because they read like a story book because they were difficult to reference later on.This one is not a story book, by an emotional author.Its written with facts, objective recommendation and suggestions that you can apply to your own situation as you see fit or as you need.

A valuable contribution!
This is a concise, well-written, very understandable guidebook for parents and teens with LD facing a challenging time in their lives. Most delightfully, this book is very positive (while realistic) in its tone and suggestions. For a small book, it is simply packed with practical strategies (with emphatic finger-pointing bullets!) and guidance. The timetable is an easy to use resource for those with attention challenges! Dr. Roffman intersperses case vignettes to show the human side of these issues, and she shows what the individuals can and did do to deal with the challenges. Very good role models for success!All in all, an excellent book.I'll keep this copy on hand to show parents and will certainly recommend it to staff and patients. It's a must read roadmap for families who find themselves at this intersection.

Jerome J. Schultz, Ph.D.
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Director, Center for Child and Adolescent Development
Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School
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A comprehensive resource for selecting the right college for students with learning disabilities, the K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities includes profiles of over 300 schools, advice from specialists in the field of learning disabilities, and strategies to help students find the best match for their needs.

Each school profile includes:
·Services available at each college—from tutors to special testing arrangements
·Admissions requirements for each program
·Policies and procedures about course waivers and substitutions
·Contact information for program administrators

This guide also provides a reference list with essential program information for an additional 1,000 schools. ... Read more

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Don't limit yourself with outdated application advice
This book is full of blatant lies! It insists disability accomodations are only available at certain campuses--when the Americans with Disabilities Act requires them made available at ALL colleges and universities throughout America. Don't limit your opportunities and potential because the author/publisher of this guide is illiterate!

As a person with a learning disability, who HAS successfully completed her college degrees, I honestly vouch that self-advocacy IS required at any college you are accepted to and enroll at.

In addition to falsely implying that people with disabilities can only enroll at a limited number of campuses, these guides also 'forget' that students are legally required toself-advocate for their accomodations at any college campus which they are ultimately accepted to and then enroll at. No campus, unlike K-12 special education,just gives accomodations to you!

It has nothing to do with intended major or extra curricular hobbies. The self-advocacy is what ultimately allows us to receive the same accommodations which we need to successfully complete class assignments and then graduate. The advocacy also provides us with the accomodations (where also required) for on-campus living/student life...etc. College students MUST understand that their campus is legally covered by a different set of disability laws than had existed in the k-12 environment.

Now, ANY college campus only has to provide 'reasonable accommodation' to a student with disabilities. It is not under any circumstances obligated to retain every one of us wanting to earn a degree no matter how 'nice' or `hard-working' we are. We must instead prove that we can do the `regular' work at a `regular' speed' compared against people without disabilities.

Nor is it required to deal with the concerns of our parents, irrespective of how concerned they are that we be able to complete that desired degree.

If they haven't already, the last years of high school are a prime opportunity for a person with disabilities to develop our own self advocacy skills, especially in exercise at our own annual IEP meetings. We need to be the ones ourselves who are meeting with college officials. If we do not advocate for accommodations, nobody else legally can at the college environment.

College administrators simply do not have to meet with--let alone listen to parents/guardians--even while taking the tuition money!

Instead of these books, I strongly recommend "Self-Advocacy Skills for Students With Learning Disabilities: Making It Happen in College and Beyond". Henry B. Reiff explains in depth the points which I have briefly covered above, instead advocating that colleges are picked based on the institutions nationally-recognized academic credentials and your degree focus/intended degree focus so that college education will actually be worth something when you do graduate. Wanting people with disabilities ourselves knowing how to properly perform the college application and enrollment processes which will be expected, his book provides a much more realistic perspective than this so-called guide and similar con-jobs.

Their books are about as helpful as encouraging somebody to narrow down and then pick a college based on 'Is it located on a round earth?'.
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Professional Development
I represent a private, non-profit organization that provides evaluation and tutoring services for children K-8.We strongly believe in professional development in order to maintain a high level of competency in the field of education.When our teachers have an opening in their schedule, they select books like this to review, to reflect and to write a summary, which is submitted to me for review and professional credit.Our entire teaching staff has found this book to be a good resource. ... Read more

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excellent survey
This is the best review of current knowledge on learning disabilities that I have been able to find--and I have been looking for a while. ... Read more

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"This book is about helping youngsters with learning disabilities hold onto their dreams. It is also about helping their mothers and fathers negotiate the maze of challenges that so often leaves parents and students alike feeling overwhelmed and helpless."

Writing with warmth and compassion Corinne Smith and Lisa Strick explain the causes, identification, and treatment of learning disabilities and present a wealth of practical strategies for helping youngsters become successful both in and out of the classroom:

* Recognizing a learning problem that won't be "outgrown"

* Designing an effective educational program that targets a student's strengths (not one that focuses only on weaknesses)

* Negotiating effectively for what your child needs at school

* Avoiding dead-end practices that rob students of motivation and self-esteem

* Managing problem behaviors at home

* Planning ahead for college and career

Enriched throughout with personal stories, case histories, and tips from parents who have "been there," Learning Disabilities: A to Z is an easy-to-use, up-to-the-minute resource for parents and professionals who work with children and adolescents.

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great book
pete english, you spelled facet wrong. hehe. sometimes when i am home alone, i google myself (copyrighted).

Incredibly Helpful
For any parent facing the possibility or reality that their child has learning problems this is the book I would recommend. I cannot think of a question it did not answer or a facit of the topic it did not cover. It helped me enormously - I am on my second read and this time I am taking notes.

Lifesaver
When my daughter was diagnosed with a learning disability I was lost at how to deal withthe school system.The first time we did her IEP I did not know what to expect.There weren't any parent advocates for us at the time of her IEP.This book prepared me on how to be an advocate for my child.I educated myself about her needs from the book and had alot of confidence when meeting with the school system to plan her education for the following year.Actually I went to the meeting knowing what to ask for and how to ask for it.It worked out that the items I asked for she received.Now we constantly use the book as a reference guide when we are unsure of something.This book is good right up into adulthood when your child is choosinghigher education or out in the workforce.It was a lifesaver for us and a great learning tool!

A MUST HAVE for the parents of LD child!
I borrowed this book from the library and then I'm here now to buy it for my own.This book goes through each type of disability, how they are identified and will guide you through the maze of school testing, IEP's,and how to be your child's advocate to make sure they are gettingeverything they should be getting from their education!Great detail onemotional growth, planning for the future and assessment measures!

Extremely helpful to any parent of an LD child.
I recommended this book to the LD Specialist at my childs school who couldn't thank me enough for finding this book so she has a sound resourceto suggest to parents of LD children. This book not only helps you learn toidentify your childs learning disabilities or learning difficulties, butalso to understand them.Also, it provides the information you need totalk with the school knowledgeably about testing and LD services.It helpsyou understand what your part of this process should be and tells you whatyou need to know to successfully participate in the process.It gives youstrategies your child can use in everyday life situations that will helphim/her learn.And it helps you with information about the social andemotional needs of your growing child.I no longer feel helpless indealing with this issue.This book has given me the knowledge, but alsovery importantly, concrete ways to help my child be as successful as canbe. ... Read more

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This text includes the latest information on the characteristicsof persons with learning disabilities, the causes of learning disabilities, and the mostreliable educational interventions for students with LD. This clearly written, well-organized text strikes a perfect balancebetween foundational information and practical tools that educators can readily use withstudents. For teachers, therapists, students, parents, and anyone working withchildren with learning disabilities. ... Read more

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Do you know a child who is bright, charming and articulate, but has no friends? A child who showed early signs of intelligence, but is now floundering, academically and emotionally? Children with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD) are an enigma. They're children with extraordinary gifts and heartbreaking challenges that go far beyond the classroom.Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at Home explores the variety of daily life problems children with NLD may face, and provides practical strategies for parents to help them cope and grow, from preschool age through their challenging adolescent years. The author, herself the parent of a child with NLD, provides solutions to the everyday challenges of the disorder, from early warning signs and self-care issues to social skills and personal safety. User-friendly and highly practical, this book is an essential guide for parents in understanding and living with NLD, and professionals working with these very special children. ... Read more

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Very Helpful Book
This book has provided me with very needed insight into the issues my son has been experiencing and can't express.It explained alot of what we have been going through for years.What we thought was an attitude & disciplinary issue has actually been a learning disability.

My son was diagnosed in August '07 with high functioning Asperger's & NLD.He is 11 years old.I have had so much difficulty finding support & knowledge.This book was a good start!

Good But You Can Do Better
I find this title's subject refreshing but its approach problematic.

The book doesn't address the overall issues and problems with disabled children. You need to FIRST get a handle, an overview, of how you and your disabled child will fit into the modern world. This book is too myopic, too focused, and although that's its intent, without a context to use it in, you will not succeed as much as you otherwise would.

FIRST, get the Big Picture. Learn how society will SEEK TO HARM YOUR CHILD so you can take immediate action to protect your precious one. That means get an understanding of the true disabilities picture from a book such as Disabling America: The Unintended Consequences of the Government's Protection of the Handicapped and THEN you'll have a context in which to raise your child in a healthy environment.

Teachers, consultants, ADA advocates, and lawyers all want their paws on your little one. Don't let them do that! Love and protect and guard your precious ones and learn the dangers of today's almost-draconian approach to children with disabilities.

I know, I know, it sounds HARSH. It is! But only once you know what your little one will face in society, not from peers but from those who seek to profit from her or him, only then can you have the proper framework to raise your little one with the best chance at success possible.

Great Intro to NLD for Parents and Educators
Recently our teenager was diagnosed with NLD.This book was recommended to us by a psychologist.We found the book to be extremely helpful in explaining NLD (in plain English) and helping us understand how to deal with the NLD child.The book addresses the needs of parents with either young or adolencent children with NLD.I highly recommend this book as a starting point for parents and educators in learning about NLD.

too negative!
I must say that my feelings about this book are mixed.I agree that it has some incredibly helpful practical advice.However, this book has such a pessimistic view of NLD children. The social skills section was great in terms of the advice, but it seems to imply that there is no chance that A NLD child will escape her school years without being a loner, a victim, and an unhappy child.

As a background, my 6 1/2 year old daughter has been receiving intervention since she was 3 1/2 (OT, speech, etc.). She doesn't have an official diagnosis of NLD, however, she has most of the characteristics. Her IQ testing revealed a 25 point difference between her verbal and non-verbal skills. The psychologist wasn't ready to give her a NLD diagnosis because her non-verbal test results were still in the high average range (but significantly lower than her verbal skills which are in the very superior range).

I am sure that she uses her high verbal skills to compensate for her difficulty with non-verbal skills.
However, I still find that the early intervention has made a tremendous difference in her life.Yes, I did worry about her social skills alot when she was younger.But, now in the middle of first grade, she is well liked by her peers and has several best friends with whom she is able to play easily and happily for long stretches without any intervention.

We feel that it has helped tremendously to do alot of one on one playdates.And, the OT and speech that she has received for the past three years has improved her body awareness, fine motor skills, and pragmatic speech skills.

Is she perfect, no!We still struggle with her self-help and organizational skills, and she still misses some non-verbal cues in social situations.But, we feel that her outlook is MUCH more positive than presented in the book.

While it is obviously geared towards children with severe NLD symptoms, I still feel that it could have used a more positive and sensitive approach.If I had read this book several years ago - when she was struggling more - I would have been devastated - as it implies that there is little room for growth.

And, three years later, our child is a happy, loving (okay disorganized!!) child.We don't doubt that there will always be new hurdles to mount, but we are confident that she will surmount any obstacles in her path.

Good luck!

Well organized and well written
First, you don't need your highlighter for this book!At the end of each chapter, the author does it for you. I found this book informative and helpful.
My favorite chapter was Chapter 7: Managing the Environment, it gives an overview of how hard and confusing life can be for a child with NLD. Great to read again & again if you find you are losing patience with your NLD child. I also often copy the first 6 pages of this chapter and give it to those that work with my child; in the hopes they will have the necessary empathy in working with my child. ... Read more

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Raising NLD Superstars is essential reading for all those who come in to contact with children with non-verbal learning disorders (NLD). Instead of insisting upon the one size fits all model of intervention, the author focuses on the individual nature of NLD children and offers practical, adaptable advice that will help them find their place both in the family and in wider social groups.
The author shares her experiences of life as the parent of a child with NLD with humanity and humor. She looks not only at day to day practicalities such as making meal times easier for all the family and reaching compromises on inappropriate clothing choices but also at the long-term plan for independence. The book will help parents and carers to support children with NLD to reach their emotional and cognitive potential while taking into account the views and experiences of other family members. ... Read more

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Better than most of what's out there
There is embarrassingly little available for parents of children with NLD, and this book is not great but is better than most books.(The only one better is "NLD at school" by Tanguay.)This book at least does cover some of the basic issues that come up for children with NLD, but there is too much focus on how the author solved her own child's issues rather than providing a selection of ideas.

NLD children
Excellent informative resource for parents with NLD's. Recommend this book for everyone who has children with NLD or is working with children.
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Enlightening!
This book is jam packed with information about NLD. It's a page turner for those of you who need this very important information about your NLD child. Marcia has delved into areas of this difficult disability with a vengence, and has come up with some wonderfully positive solutions. I learned so much about NLD, that I highly recommend it to anyone that needs to learn more about the problems and solutions for a child with this frustrating disability.

Raising NLD Superstars
A must-read if you have a child who doesn't seem quite normal. Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD) is still not understood by many health-care and educational individuals and which, if not addressed, can have a crippling effect on your child's development.

Marcia Rubinstien helps you to understand this affliction and deal with it in the everyday world around you.If your child was an early talker but seemed to start stumbling as his or her education progressed, has difficulty with fine-motor skills, fidgits a lot, takes forever on homework, can't seem to hurry or get organized, you need to consider that the cause might be NLD.Mrs. Rubinstien explains NLD in lay terms with clarity and humor, and offers solutions for both child and family.

I wish I had read this when my son was younger.
This book is incredible for parents of NLD kids.Particularly if you are not sure, this book helps to identify these kids.Early identification can save both you and the child so much heartache.It also will help you to be much more proactive for your child in the school systems.Written with a large dose of humor, the book is so accurate a large box of tissues may be in order as you revisit those situations that have been painful in the past.The book helps to validate and explain what before was a mystery.It gives practical ideas to make life with the NLD kid more enjoyable for all.And very fast reading as well. ... Read more

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This book addresses every aspect of learningdisabilities, from assessment, definition, and characteristics throughspecific strategies for individual disorders. Based on a multi-theoreticalfoundation, the new edition of Students with Learning Disabilitiesintegrates numerous philosophical and practical perspectives into asupportive framework of best practices for diagnosis and intervention. A clear presentation of non-teaching factors and theiraffect upon teaching success explores such topics as homework, class size,parental involvement, and curriculum design. There have also beencoverage expansions in topics such as cultural diversity, learningstrategies, social skills training, affective development, phonologicalawareness development, successful transition factors, effective assessment,and teaching strategies. The coverage of social-emotional problems of LDstudents includes discussions of the use of socio-metric measures -- suchas peer status -- in assessment and planning. An updated reference sectionalso helps familiarize readers with the latest available resources. By providing practical strategies, Students with LearningDisabilities is a valuable book for any parent, teacher, or schooladministrator who must learn to cope with LD students. ... Read more

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Two reasons educators want to implement this book's Building Blocks modelin their classroom: They'll have an innovative framework to help themunderstand the reasons why students in K-12 struggle. They'll have theproven strategies to help students learn. The Building Blocks model ispractical, supported by research, and easy to implement. It identifies ten areas important to school success (the building blocks), divided intothree levels: the foundational level includes attention and impulsecontrol, emotion and behavior, self-esteem, and learning environmentblocks the symbolic processing and memory level contains the visual,auditory, and motor skills blocks the conceptual level comprises usingstrategies and thinking with language and images A detailed questionnairefor each block helps identify a student's strengths and limitations,cultivate their strengths, address the weaker areas, and developappropriate accommodations and instructional interventions. Each chaptercontains proven teacher strategies to give educators direct information to meet students' individual needs. Once educators understand the causes ofstudents' classroom challenges, educators can design individualized andeffective interventions. ... Read more

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A Must Read for Teachers and Parents
Very informative and eye opening.If you are the parent of or work with children with LD I definitely recommend reading this book. ... Read more

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In this companion book to her successful Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at Home, Pamela Tanguay addresses issues related to the academic education of the child with NLD and related conditions. Topics such as school placement, program modifications, and social/emotional issues are covered, as well as specific teaching strategies, from how to deal with essay questions, to tips on helping the student master long division, and ideas for improving reading comprehension. The author defines and discusses concepts such as frontloading and a cooperative learning environment, and explains how they benefit the student with NLD and related conditions. ... Read more

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Helpful for Parents
This book is so helpful!I can't believe how much this book described our son.We were able to help ourselves become better, more understanding parents - and we helped the school with ideas to help him there as well.

Excellent resource for parent's with an NLD child.
If you are struggling with how to help your NLD child, then this book will be an excellent resource.The author uses clear, concise illustrations to help the reader understand the disorder and more importantly, what it's like to be a kid with NLD.

Included are some very practical and easy to implement suggestions to help the NLD child with math and writing.We've used a couple of the suggestions and had incredible results.Not only did our son complete the work correctly, but his success with these tools made him realize that he can do the work; he just needs the material presented to him in a way that he can understand.The cost of the book < $30...having your child realize they are capable...PRICELESS!

A wonderful place to start
As a school psychologist sometimes I need to have something from what to draw information - I have so much data and need words to define what I see.This book does a wonderful job of summarizing the types of behaviors and concerns that teachers bring to me.Being able to share this resource with them and draw from it as I attempt to assist parents and teachers with a student's learning profile is a joy.Thanks for all of the tremendous effort!

The light bulb goes on!
I am so happy with this book. It totally describes my daughter to a "T" and has been so helpful to me and all of her educators.
I always have it close at hand to refer to when we are struggling with homework or learning something new in school. I have taken all of the ideas on how to teach certain subjects, photocopied them and made a handy desk refrence for all of her teachers.
I also bought one for her school to have.
I wish though, that it had more insight on how to teach multiplication to these kids. This is one area that my 7th grader just can not get a handle on!
This book is great, it is easy to read, and it clearly tells the world that your child or student with NVld can learn everything if it is just taught the best way for them and the disability is all encompassing in their lives not just academically. The social issues are a huge part of it all!
Thank you so much for such a great refrence through every step of our lives!

Parents Will Succeed Where Teachers Won't
This text is wonderful for those who want to help give their children every possible advantage and potential possible.

Do not let the government schools take over, however. This manual is best used at home by loving parents and not by ADA pundits who care far more about their jobs than your precious little child. The schools get massive funding when they can label as many children as possible "disabled."

You will gain valuable insight into how to teach your child the best in this gem. ... Read more

Book Description
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. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

Touching!
This book was recommended by an instructor for a class this semester. What a book! The editors present a series of essays from individuals who have various learning disabilities and how they have approached a hostile world, and how they have handled their journey. If you want to know how a child feels this is the book to read. You will walk away with a different viewpoint of people who are differently abled.

Good experience
This seller delivered exactly what they promised: a great quality book that arrived quickly.

A Landmark Work
Learning Disabilities and Life Stories is a landmark work. It is one of the few books that provides the 'insider's' perspective on the complex, controversial problem of learning disabilities. Thirteen college students vividly recount how LD affected their academic, social and emotional lives, and how they overcame these problems. Some of the students also suffered from ADHD, emotional problems (i.e. anxiety), and social problems (i.e. stigma). Although these students are probably not representative of the entire population of LD students, their stories make a wonderful contribution to the understanding of LD.

This is a must-read book for educators, parents, and LD students. It is especially helpful for LD students. They will likely find a particular author that they relate to. The 13 authors have a variety of life experiences, learning problems (i.e. dyslexia, auditory processing difficulties, etc.), and perspectives on LD. Each story is inspirational in its own way. As each author attended college, the book is especially suited to inspired other LD students to consider pursuing higher education.

Also read: The Pretenders by Barbara Guyer. She is a teacher who vividly describes the lives of adults with LD.

New Ways of Looking at Learning Disabilities is an excellent book for educators.

Slow Delivery
I didn't even need it by the time I received it.It took that long...

StoriesFrom the Heart
From someone working in the school system for the past 15 years, this book, Learning Disibilities and Life Stories, touched me more than any other book on the subject. Reading the personal accounts of former students with LD, they pointed out many shortcomings of our school systems throughout the country. In reading the book, one can hope that we as educators, counselors, psychologists, and parents, will help educate all who are involved in the lives of children, especially those who are crying out for our help in the classroom. Hopefully we are changing the way we look at disabilities of any kind. This book is a constant reminder that if we do not work to help children with these disabilities, we will be losing a generation of potentially contributing adults to society. What a great tribute to these children, who are now educating us on the plight of being lost in our classrooms. I plan to share this book with fellow educators, and parents. ... Read more

Book Description
Comprehensive guide to more than 750 institutions in the U.S. and Canada that offer programs for special needs students. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Bad info led to poor choice of college.
I had to do all my own research as I have no family. I chose a school using this book as a guide and it turned out to be a huge mistake. They had no resources available at all! Now I don't have the werewithall to transfer somewhere else so I will end up flunking out without resources! Beware. It may have been more the school's fault than Peterson's, but beware just the same. PS. The wrong stock photo is up for this edition.

"Program" or "Services" ???
If you are considering buying this book then you are likely a parent with a child with a learning disability.I am a parent of a child with a learning disability.I have found that I MUST advocate for my child.Entering College as a Freshman is another life transition.These life transitions can be so very difficult for these students.What makes this book valuable is that the book organizes those schools that have "Structured/Proactive Programs".It lists detailed information such as number of staff supporting the program, number of students enrolled, orientation, diagnostic testing, tutoring, written policies. I did not find this kind of organization or these details on the college internet sites. These "Structured/Proactive Programs" are programs that students with IEPs will need."Services" will simply not be enough."Services" require the student to seek them out. Students with learning disabilities entering college have not yet developed the maturity to be an advocate for themselves.Hence, the need for a "Program".These programs have additional fees indicating that they provide additional services not provided for students without a disability

not helpful
After a quick scan this book was returned as it offered very little insight to the individual colleges that could not easily be picked up online.The information provided had no depth as comments were very standardized.

Another con-job off the presses
I am a person with a disability who holds both an undergraduate and masters degree. These guide books are among the most misleading things I have ever come across. They continue insisting that college accommodations are only available at certain institutions---completely ignoring reality which says they are actually available everywhere.

I entered and successfully completed both my degrees only because I came in already knowing my legal rights and responsibilities. I always recognized that I still would receive accommodations in college, but also that the college environment is covered by a different set of laws than my public school special education classes.

Because all colleges are required to admit otherwise qualified students with a disability and make reasonable accommodations in academics and facilities, these guides are nothing more than a slick con-job for (primarily) gullible parents who aren't up to date on either the law or their child's obligation (if they weren't already doing it!) to be a self-advocate for their own accommodations at college.

In the post-secondary environment, the disability office (regardless of size/staff) is not going to come after students for their initial registration for services or the each semester's re-registration to receive accommodations in specific classes. It is also the student's responsibility to talk with the professor about the accommodations they will need in the class.

It breaks my heart to receive letters from people continuing to make dangerous assumptions, but as long as the books remain in print, I realize errors will repeat. Readers initially might not know better, but I've got to wonder about the conscience of the authors--how can they honestly sleep at night after publishing blatantly inaccurate falsehoods which well-intentioned people attempt taking to heart in the absence of correct information?

What next, a guide to colleges with gravity and/or running water?

Very Useful
This book has a lot of information, much more than I expected.Another book, the K&W Guide to Collegesfor Students with Disabilities, was not useful at all.

I wish this book came with a CD or online search tool so you could search on specifics, but it has a good index. ... Read more

Book Description

An insightful look at the role of neuroscience and neuropsychology as it relates to Response to Intervention (RTI) in learning disability diagnosis, treatment, and policy reform

Featuring contributions from leaders in the field of neuropsychology and school psy-chology, and with a Foreword from Sally Shaywitz, Neuropsychological Perspectives on Learning Disabilities in the Era of RTI illuminates the contributions of neuro-science and neuropsychology to learning disability identification and current educational reform. ... Read more

Product Description
This easy-to-read guide offers a complete overview of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLDs) and the wide variety of symptoms that different types of NLDs present.
Maggie Mamen enables readers to select the most relevant strategies for coping with and managing their particular symptoms. She provides a wealth of practical advice on key skills such as developing written and verbal communication, understanding social clues, managing behavior, self-regulation and improving organization. She also covers relevant teaching methods for the classroom.
This practical and accessible introduction is an essential guide for those families and professionals working with children and adults with NLDs. ... Read more