Special Education category: 3739 books
Forked Tongue
The Politics of Bilingual Education
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Today children who are not fluent in English—legal and illegal immigrants, refugees, and native born—are the fastest growing portion of our population, accounting for more than half the children in classrooms in many city schools. Bilingual education programs established by federal and state laws...
by Tamra Stambaugh, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2015
Serving Gifted Students in Rural Settings provides a framework for educating the gifted in rural settings. Case study vignettes and practical ideas for administrators and teachers are combined with theoretical applications. The first of three sections in the book outlines the various philosophies...
Ripe for Change
Garden-Based Learning in Schools
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools takes a big-picture view of the school garden movement and the state of garden-based learning in public K–8 education. The book frames the garden movement for educators and shows how school gardens have the potential to be a significant resource...
by Alicita Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Missy Hamilnook Reflects is a memoir about twenty years as an early childhood educator with both at-risk and normally developing children in the preschool of a university speech and hearing clinic. Parents and those interested in early childhood education will find information of interest and value....
Understanding Motor Skills in Children with Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism, and Other Learning Disabilities
Understanding Motor Skills in Children with Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism, and Other Learning Disabilities
A Guide to Improving Coordination
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2007
'The book is user-friendly and includes clear diagrams in each section, along with tables to outline key points. I found these very useful and they are an easy reference/ reminder, for example, they include a normal development chart, what assessments are available and their main aims.' - National Association...
by Claire E Hughes-Lynch
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Children With High-Functioning Autism: A Parent's Guide offers parents the information needed to help them cope with their child's autism and to navigate the path as they first perceive differences, seek assistance and treatment, and help their child develop into his or her full potential. Including...
The Misunderstood Child, Fourth Edition
Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2010
The fully revised and updated must-have resource to help you become a supportive and assertive advocate for your child
In print for more than twenty years, The Misunderstood Child has become the go-to reference guide for families of children with learning disorders. This newly revised edition...
The Gift of Dyslexia, Revised and Expanded
Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
The revised, updated, and expanded edition of the classic in the category.
This book outlines a unique and revolutionary program with a phenomenally high success rate in helping dyslexics learn to read and to overcome other difficulties associated with it. This new edition is expanded to include...
by Camilia Sadik
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
100 Spelling Rules contains exclusive 100 spelling rules discovered by Linguist Camilia Sadik. Logical learners need these rules to know when to spell a sound one-way and not the other, as in the final sound in fashion, ocean, suspicion, complexion, superstition, expression, and musician. 100 Spelling...
by Sandy Sinclair
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011
It is a true story of a naive young teaching couple in Alaska before statehood. It includes dealing with a murder dog team travels on thin ice being a bush pilot on the Yukon commercial salmon fishing and growing up to become a sourdough. The title comes from a mystic experience we had on a mountain...
Strange Son
Two Mothers, Two Sons, and the Quest to Unlock the Hidden World of Autism
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2007
Strange Son is the powerful tale of two mothers from opposite sides of the world who, united by their fierce determination to help their severely autistic sons, have challenged everything we thought we knew about autism.
Tito Mukhopadhyay, an autistic boy from India who spends most of his time...
Aspergers and the Infant Child
How to Recognise the Signs; Starting School and Problems Encountered; Practical Advice for Parents/Teachers.
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2011
"...I did not want to see problems where there werent any, because I was more aware of aspergers than the average parent. Also, teaching children with special needs is quite different than accepting that your beautiful daughter has such needs- a label just makes it all sound so final..."
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Problem Solver Guide for Students with ADHD
Ready-to-Use Interventions for Elementary and Secondary Students
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
Parents and teachers need strategies for helping children with ADHD who have problems in organization, behavior, study habits, reading, written language, and socialization. The hundreds of solutions offered in this quick-reference guide offer nuts and bolts ideas that work with ADHD kids in both elementary...
Autism Handbook for Parents
Facts and Strategies for Parenting Success
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
The concise, authoritative guide for parents new to the subject of autism.
Autism Handbook for Parents: Facts and Strategies for Parenting Success is written specifically for parents of children recently diagnosed with autism. Although it is a relief to know there is a name for their child's...