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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | This revised edition about Alex, a child with learning disabilities, has been updated with completely new illustrations and reflects the use of the latest tactile techniques used in schools. In this story, Alex is inventing a cookie snatcher, but his lack of reading skills and impatience means that he needs extra help. There are new discussion starters for parents and professionals, and positive solutions are presented to help build a positive image for the learning-disabled child. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Jeanne Gehret | | Hardcover: | 32 pages | | Publisher: | Verbal Images Press | | Publication Date: | September 01, 2009 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0982198205 | | Product Length: | 10.1 inches | | Product Width: | 8.1 inches | | Product Height: | 0.4 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.75 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.1 inches | | Package Width: | 8.0 inches | | Package Height: | 0.4 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 17 reviews |
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Great for non-verbal learners Nov 01, 2009
This book was recommended by Rick Lavoie and also The School Counselor's Guide to Special Education, so I thought it must be good. The new hardcover illustrations are OUTSTANDING and there's plenty of detail for a nonverbal learner to notice. I love this little guy who keeps trying to invent a cookie snatcher and the fact that the teaching techniques are current.
The Ticket for Self-Esteem Oct 22, 2009
I figured I better buy this since the author was cited so many times in other people's books on parenting, bibliotherapy and education. Lucky me, it just came out in hardcover with new illustrations. Brain scans of dyslexics show that when kids feel bad about themselves it interferes with their thinking. This fun story packs a punch of affirmation and gets the facts across, too. Just the ticket for an LD child with bruised self-esteem.
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Great Book! Oct 06, 2009
This book has great insight into what it is really like to have a learning difference. I would recommend it for any teacher, parent, or child who struggles with learning differences. The Parent Resource Guide is great! I would suggest that any book written by Jeanne Gehret would be worth reading.
Shows that persistence pays off Sep 03, 2009
Alex is a persistent little guy, which turns out to be an important asset since Alex also has a learning disability that makes it hard for him to learn to read. The Don't-Give-Up Kid is a vibrantly illustrated picture book that tells the story of Alex's inventiveness and dogged persistence as he tackles challenges like learning to read...and getting at the cookies that his mom put on top of the refrigerator!
When Alex's parents take him to see a psychologist, they find out that he learns in a different way from other people. "When most people read, the letters stay in one place on the page, but for you they sometimes jump around," the doctor explains to Alex. When Alex starts to work with a learning specialist, he realizes that kids have many different learning styles, and with hard work he will be able to overcome his challenge and learn to read.
Like the other books in The Coping Series, Gehret provides two pages of "discussion starters" at the back of The Don't-Give-Up Kid. Readers are encouraged to expand their thinking beyond Alex's story to apply its lessons to their own lives. By selecting a few of these questions each time the book is read, young readers may be encouraged to re-read this story with an adult, gleaning something new at each pass.
In the postscript, the author reveals that she wrote this book in order to provide hope for her family after they were told that their son may never learn to read. Like Alex, Gehret's son fortunately overcame his challenges. Parents can take the author's advice to heart when she assures, "Your belief in these kids makes all the difference. Keep the faith!"
Quill says: The Don't-Give-Up-Kid shows us that persistence pays off!
The Don't Give Up Kid will inspire other kids NOT TO GIVE UP! Aug 14, 2009
Jeanne Gehret has done it again with this wonderful book that helps kids with learning "disabilities" realize their potential. The story is simple, yet filled with all the emotions that children with learning differences experience. Gehret's story normalizes what kids with learning differences go through and helps make sense of the interventions they often receive in school. This story is a must for parents who want to start young in helping their children realize their potential and develop confidence, in spite of the learning differences.
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