| Description |
xxii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword: A success story -- Introduction: The first book to read if your child has learning differences -- The gut feeling -- The importance of early intervention -- A guide through the testing process -- Understanding ADHD and getting past the fear of medication -- How to choose an educational specialist for your child -- It takes a village -- The importance of teachers, specialists, and administrators in your child's life -- For the love of reading -- Does it matter what your child reads? -- For the love of writing -- Understanding executive functioning -- Four types of processing -- Is there a best school for my child? -- Your child's passions and strengths -- Helping to build confidence in your child -- Technology -- Something to bark about -- Avoiding meltdowns during school breaks -- How to avoid back-to-school hysteria -- A word of hope -- A perfect final ending to this book from Alex the chef -- Appendix A. My favorite books for children Pre-K through Grade 6 -- Appendix B. High frequency words. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
"Help and hope for parents of children with learning differences. Every child can succeed in school and life, but some children need more help than others. For over 40 years, internationally acclaimed reading specialist and student advocate Dr. Victoria E. Waller has helped children who have trouble reading, who can't sit still in class, who don't feel like they can participate-children whom teachers have all but given up on. In Yes! Your Child Can, Dr. Waller shares with parents, teachers, and therapists her proven techniques to create success for children with learning differences and draw out the singular genius within your child. In compassionate, nontechnical, easy-to-understand language, Yes! Your Child Can gives step-by-step guidance on how to help your child achieve in school and build lifelong intellectual confidence. Drawing on the latest science and her own wide-ranging experience, Dr. Waller explains why it's important to pay attention to your first gut feeling that your child may need extra help and shows how to navigate testing, medication, and choosing a team to help your child. Most importantly, Yes! Your Child Can shows you how to use your child's natural strengths and passions to build their academic, social, and personal confidence. Dr. Waller empowers parents to let their children follow their own interests, whether that's learning about sharks, reading to the dog, or building with Legos and writing about their creations. With Dr. Waller's help, learning can be motivating and fun. Dr. Waller's techniques are smart, caring, and effective with any child, no matter their current or past educational difficulties. Respectful, compassionate, and offering real help, Yes! Your Child Can is the first book every parent of a child with learning differences should read"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Learning disabled children -- Education -- United States.
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Education -- Parent participation -- United States.
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Reading -- Parent participation -- United States.
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Learning disabilities -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst00994908
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Learning disabled children -- Education.
(OCoLC)fst00994943
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Learning disabled youth -- Education.
(OCoLC)fst00994993
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| Added Author |
LaPorte, Carolyn, illustrator.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Waller, Victoria E. Yes! Your child can Fresno, California : Quill Driver Books, [2022] 9781610353977 (DLC) 2022019840 |
| ISBN |
9781610353861 (paperback : acid-free paper) |
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1610353862 (paperback : acid-free paper) |
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9781610353977 (epub) |
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