Many Ways to Learn: Young People's Guide to Learning Disabilities

With a positive, friendly approach, this guide defines learning disabi lities, illustrates the different types, and explains where they come from, all the while providing reassurance without overwhelming the chi ld. Many Ways to Learn describes the effects learning disabilities hav e on young people's behavior, performance, and emotions, and offers so lid, proven suggestions for coping at home, in school, and with friend s. It features a first-person account from a child with learning disab ilities, a chapter on computers and an extensive resource list for par ents. The message in Many Ways to Learn is that kids with learning di sabilities have average or above-average intelligence; they just find it difficult to learn in a particular area or areas. With some help fr om school and familyyand a little extra work on their partythey can do as well as anyone else.

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