Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236) and index.
Contents
Saturday's Child -- Are You Saturday's Child? -- Pieces of the Puzzle: Learning Deficits and Disabilities -- Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities -- Our Great Brain: Learning and Functioning -- The Socioemotional Impact of Learning Disabilities on the Child -- The Helping Hand: What You Can Do to Help Your Child Learn -- The Spoken Word: Listening, Speaking, and Silence -- The Written Word: Reading and Writing -- The Language of Math -- Tools of the Trade: Using Technology to Enhance Learning -- Navigating the System -- The Holistic Approach: Crunchy Granola, Intellectualism, and Wisdom for the Family.