Learning Support
Books
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Learning Disabilities:
  • A Mind At A Time by Mel Levine, M.D.
  • The Myth of Laziness by Mel Levine, M.D.
  • Learning Styles by Priscilla Vail
  • Smart Kids with School Problems: Things to Know and Ways to Help by Priscilla Vail
  • Learning Outside The Lines: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and AD/HD Give you the Tools You Need to Be Successful by David Cole and Jonathan Moone
  • The Source for Nonverbal Learning Disorders by Sue Thompson
  • Brain Gym and Me: Reclaiming the Pleasure of Learning by Paul Dennison
Reading:
  • Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
  • Straight Talk About Reading by Susan Hall & Louisa Moats
  • Parenting A Struggling Reader by Susan Hall & Louisa Moats
  • Family Fun with Fluency: Practices for Developing Accuracy & Fluency (grades 1-4) from Neuhaus Education Center (www.neuhaus.org)

Writing:
  • CL Publications: (www.ECLpublications.com)
  • Clear & Lively Writing by Priscilla Vail
  • Webs For Language  by Sue Diamond, SLP (grades 1-5)
Math:
  • Why is Math So Hard For Some Children by Daniel Berch
Attention Deficit HyperactivityDisorder (AD/HD):
  • Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell Barkley, PhD. 
  • Driven To Distraction by Edward Hallowell, M.D.
  • Answers to Distraction by Edward Hallowell, M.D
  • Positevly ADD: Real Success Stories To Inspire Your Dreams by Edward Hallowell
  • Take Five! Staying Alert At Homeand School by Mary Sue Williams & Sherry Shellenberger
Speech and Language:
  • Your Child’s Growing Mind: AGuide to Learning and Brain Development from Birth to Adolescence by Jane Healy
  • A Language Yardstick by Priscilla Vail (K-4)
  • It’s So Much Work To Be Your Friend: Helping The Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Skills by Richard Lavoie
Motivation:
  • The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned Out Child by Richard Lavoie
  • Raising Resilient Children by Robert Brooks & Sam Goldstein
Auditory Processing:
  • When The Brain Can’t Hear: Unraveling the Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder by Teri James Bellis
  • Like Sound Through Water: A Mother’s Journey Through Auditory Processing Disorder by Karen J. Foli and Edward M., M.D. Hallowell
Brain Research:
  • How Your Child Learns Best:Brain-Based Strategies You Can Use Today to Enhance Your Love of Learning by Judy Willis
For Kids and Teens:
  • The School Survival Guide forKids with LD by Rhoda Cummings & Gary Fisher
  • The Survival Guide for Teenagerswith LD by Rhoda Cummings & Gary Fisher
  • Your Smarter Than You Think: AKids Guide to Multiple Intelligences by Thomas Armstrong
  • Succeeding with LD: 20 True Stories about Real People with Learning Differences by Jill Lauren

 

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