
Learning Disabilities
The Ultimate Teen Guide
Scarecrow Press
Published on 8. May 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-8108-5643-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
Offers a solid base of information including definitions, coping strategies, tips on interpreting test results, legal considerations and post-secondary-school options...highly readable format...a necessary addition for media centers and special-education collections and will certainly be useful for any student who has a learning disability. * School Library Journal * Far more detailed than similar books from other publishers...Although the authors emphasize that the book is meant to be a teen's private source, parents, teachers, and counselors, as well as any serious learner, will find its information and techniques most helpful. * VOYA *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 to 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-5643-1 (9780810856431)
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E-Book
10/2003
1st Edition
Scarecrow Press
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E-Book
10/2003
1st Edition
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Persons
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.
Content
Part 1 Acknowledgments
Part 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
Part 18 Glossary
Part 19 Sources
Part 20 Index
Part 21 About the Authors
Part 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
Part 18 Glossary
Part 19 Sources
Part 20 Index
Part 21 About the Authors