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100 1  Smith, Corinne Roth. 
245 10 Learning disabilities, A to Z :|ba complete guide to 
       learning disabilities from preschool to adulthood /
       |cCorinne Smith and Lisa Strick. 
246 3  Complete guide to learning disabilities from preschool to 
       adulthood 
250    Revised and updated, first Free Press trade paperback 
       edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bFree Press,|c2010. 
300    ix, 507 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Includes index. 
505 0  Part 1:  Understanding Learning Disabilities -- What are 
       learning disabilities? -- What causes learning 
       disabilities? -- Brain injury -- Errors in brain 
       development -- Chemical imbalances -- Heredity -- 
       Environmental influences -- Basic types of learning 
       disabilities -- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -
       - Visual-perception disabilities -- Language-processing 
       disabilities -- Fine-motor disabilities -- Part 2:  How 
       Are Learning Disabilities Identified? -- Warning signs at 
       home and at school -- Developmental delays -- Inconsistent
       performance -- Loss of interest in learning -- Unexpected 
       under achievement -- Persistent behavioral and emotional 
       problems -- Declining confidence and self-esteem -- 
       Learning disabilities evaluation -- Become informed about 
       federal and local regulations -- Investigate the 
       investigators -- Ask about tests -- Find out what other 
       kinds of information will be collected -- Prepare your 
       child for the evaluation -- Start keeping records now -- 
       Give yourself time to deal with the evaluation results -- 
       When in doubt, get a second opinion -- Becoming an expert 
       on your child -- Are there physical or health concerns we 
       have to address? -- What is my child's overall learning 
       potential? -- Exactly where are the areas of disability? -
       - What are my child's strengths? -- What kind of academic 
       support does my child need? -- What kind of social support
       does my child need? -- What kind of emotional support does
       my child need? -- Part 3:  Appropriate Education -- 
       Becoming an education activist -- Preparing individualized
       education programs -- Monitoring school progress -- 
       Providing appropriate support at home -- Developing an 
       effective educational program -- Program must teach and 
       reinforce basic skills -- Program must enable the student 
       to keep up with class content -- Program must help the 
       student learn appropriate educational strategies -- 
       Program must help the student address problem behaviors --
       ABCs of success in school -- Get organized -- Help 
       children find their preferred learning styles -- Keep on 
       top of the curriculum -- Pay attention to basic skills -- 
       Take advantage of technology -- Avoid homework traps -- 
       Give yourself a break -- Part 4:  Quality Life -- Social 
       and emotional growth -- Learning disabilities and child 
       development -- Preschool child -- Elementary school 
       student -- Adolescent -- Young adult -- Strategies for 
       promoting personal success -- Believe in your child -- 
       Establish realistic expectations -- Give the child 
       responsibility -- Improve social skills and opportunities 
       -- Be consistent about rules and limits -- Tune in to 
       family dynamics -- Look for outside support when you need 
       it -- Looking forward to the future -- Does the student 
       have a plan for continuing education or job specific 
       training after high school? -- Does the young adult 
       understand his legal rights and advocate for himself 
       appropriately? -- Is the young adult ready to leave home? 
       -- Appendix A:  Common assessment measures -- Appendix B: 
       Development of reading, writing, mathematics, and learning
       strategies -- Appendix C:  Using assistive technology -- 
       Appendix D:  Resource list -- Index -- Acknowledgments. 
520    Overview:  The world of learning disabilities is 
       undeniably complicated and challenging.  Shining a bright 
       light into this territory, Learning Disabilities:  A to Z 
       has long been the trusted resource for parents, helping 
       them navigate the tough issues and arming them with the 
       knowledge necessary to advocate for their children at 
       school.  Covering every stage of development from the 
       first day of preschool to the first day on the job, this 
       updated edition also addresses current topics:  Important 
       new discoveries in brain function and information 
       processing; Education reforms made under the No Child Left
       Behind Act; Significant advances in educational technology,
       information on testing, medication, improving behavior and
       motivation, and more.  Corinne Smith, a leading expert in 
       the field of learning disabilities, and Lisa Strick, a 
       writer who knows firsthand the challenges of raising a 
       child with learning problems, have brilliantly updated 
       their essential guide for parents and teaching 
       professionals.  Compassionate and encouraging, Learning 
       Disabilities:  A to Z will continue to be the book parents
       reach for again and again as their children grow. 
650  0 Learning disabilities|zUnited States. 
650  0 Learning disabled children|xEducation|zUnited States. 
700 1  Strick, Lisa. 
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