Project Description
Learning disabilities
Education is essential to truly understanding Learning Disabilities. You may find the following books, websites, and information helpful for you, but because they have not been especially recommended for you or your child by Dr. Goldman please do not consider them medical advice.
Learning disabilities Resources
Educational Information for those affected by learning disabilities:
- No Easy Answers: The Learning Disabled Child at Home and at School, (paperback) Sally L. Smith
- Helping Children Overcome Learning Disabilities: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents and Teachers, Jerome Rosner
- All Kinds of Minds: A Young Student’s Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders, Melvin D. Levine
- The Complete Learning Disabilities Handbook: Ready-to-Use Strategies and Activities for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities (Jossey-Bass Teacher) [Paperback] Joan M. Harwell (Author) Rebecca Williams Jackson (Author)
- Learning Outside The Lines: Two Ivy League Students With Learning Disabilities And ADHD Give You The Tools [Paperback] Jonathan Mooney (Author), David Cole (Author), Edward M. Hallowell (Foreword)
- Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level [Paperback] Sally Shaywitz M.D. (Author)
Online Resources:
- Learning Disabilities Association
- Great Schools.Org
- Dr. Mel Levine’s website offering extensive articles, books and research on how children learn.
Emotional support is often healing:
I recommend that you consider going to support groups or joining a group such as:
- Learning Disabilities Association
- National Center for Learning Disibilities
- Learning Disabilities Online
Most of these books are available on www.Amazon.com or www.bn.com or at the Special Needs Project at www.SpecialNeeds.com or (800) 333-6867.