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Educational Care: A System for Understanding and Helping Children With Learning Problems at Home and in SchoolEducational Care: A System for Understanding and Helping Children With Learning Problems at Home and in School by Mel Levine
Buy used from: $34.25
Great resource for the special education teacher. Also helpful suggestions for parents and caregivers.
Developmental Variation and Learning DisordersDevelopmental Variation and Learning Disorders by Melvin Levine
Buy new: $88.25 / Used from: $25.73
Keeping a Head in School: A Student's Book About Learning Abilities and Learning DisordersKeeping a Head in School: A Student's Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders by Melvin D. Levine
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Easy-to-read, helpful book about learning disabilities, suitable to share with older students.
What to Do With the Kid Who: Developing Cooperation, Self Disipline and Responsibility in the ClassroomWhat to Do With the Kid Who: Developing Cooperation, Self Disipline and Responsibility in the Classroom by K. Burke
Buy new: $43.95 / Used from: $3.44
Helpful behavior management strategies for higher functioning kids.
Mislabeled Child, The: How Understanding Your Child's Unique Learning Style Can Open the Door to SuccessMislabeled Child, The: How Understanding Your Child's Unique Learning Style Can Open the Door to Success by Brock Eide
Buy new: $20.76 / Used from: $5.74
Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any LevelOvercoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Sally Md Shaywitz
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $9.49
The definitive source on dyslexia. Highly recommended!
It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social SuccessIt's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success by Richard Lavoie
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $2.39
While I don't agree with every single recommendation, I think this book addresses the topic well overall.
Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through AdulthoodDriven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.88
A book about ADD/ADHD that pays serious attention to issues that arise in adulthood, as well as those that affect children.
Frames Of Mind: The Theory Of Multiple IntelligencesFrames Of Mind: The Theory Of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner
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A great book for keeping things in perspective. Investigation of areas of intelligence that are often strengths for children with learning disabilities.
WorryWorry by Edward M. Md Hallowell
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $1.68
Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to WorryQuirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to Worry by Perri Klass
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Shadow Syndromes: The Mild Forms of Major Mental Disorders That Sabotage UsShadow Syndromes: The Mild Forms of Major Mental Disorders That Sabotage Us by John J. Ratey
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The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible ChildrenThe Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $7.75
Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, EnergeticRaising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
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