Learning Disabilities (eBook)

The Ultimate Teen Guide

Penny Hutchins Paquette, Cheryl Gerson Tuttle (Autoren)

Arlene Hirschfelder (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2003
312 Seiten
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-585-45535-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This accessible resource offers the tools for taking a proactive role in identifying, understanding and overcoming the obstacles facing teens with a wide variety of learning disabilities, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyscalculia, and dyslexia. Assistive technology that aid students' learning such as Optical Character Recognition (OCR) systems, screen reading software, books on tape, and electronic notebooks are covered. The most recent research on brain structure and function, and the role they play in learning disabilities is presented, as well as a step-by-step guide to test reports, so that teens can understand how their disabilities are diagnosed.

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Exclusively written for teenagers and young adults dealing with a wide variety of learning disabilities_including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyscalculia, and dyslexia_this accessible resource offers the tools for taking a proactive role in identifying, understanding and overcoming the obstacles facing teens with learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities provides a clear and informative overview of the most common disabilities. Appealing to teenagers with its easy-to-read format and positive tips for success, the book also teaches students how to advocate for themselves, informing them of their rights under law both during the school years and after high school graduation. Assistive technology that can help students improve their learning abilities such as Optical Character Recognition (OCR) systems, screen reading software, books on tape, electronic notebooks, and other tools that aid student learning are covered. The most recent research on brain structure and function, and the role they play in learning disabilities is presented, as well as a step-by-step guide to test reports, so that teens can understand how their disabilities are diagnosed. Gathering information from students, high school guidance counselors, and from medical and other professionals, authors Paquette and Tuttle also show teens they are not alone in their struggles, profiling famous people that also have learning disabilities.

Autor

Penny Hutchins Paquette is an educational writer, former school librarian, and author of Asthma: The Ultimate Teen Guide She lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Cheryl Gerson Tuttle is a special education coordinator and educational writer in Special Education with broad experience at the preschool through college levels. She is the author of Medications: The Ultimate Teen Guide. She lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1. Learning Disabilities: An Overview Chapter 4 2. Your Brain Chapter 5 3. Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder Chapter 6 4. Dyscalculia: Problems with Numbers Chapter 7 5. Dysgraphia: Problems with Writing Chapter 8 6. Dyslexia: Problems with Reading Chapter 9 7. Foreign Languages Chapter 10 8. Nonverbal Learning Disability Chapter 11 9. Your Test Report Chapter 12 10. The IEP Chapter 13 11. Transition Planning Chapter 14 12. The Law and Your Rights Chapter 15 13. Reviewing Postsecondary Education Options Chapter 16 14. No More Teachers, No More Books Chapter 17 15. Assistive Technology Chapter 18 Glossary Chapter 19 Sources Chapter 20 Index Chapter 21 About the Authors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2003
• Reihe/Serie: It Happened to Me
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung ► Förder- / Sonderschule
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-585-45535-X / 058545535X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-585-45535-8 / 9780585455358