R&L Education
Pages: 210
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Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
978-1-57886-638-0 • Hardback • August 2007 • $142.00 • (£109.00)
978-1-57886-639-7 • Paperback • August 2007 • $50.00 • (£38.00)
Robert Evert Cimera is associate professor in the Department of Special Education at Kent State University, Ohio. He has worked extensively with children with learning disabilities and their families. Since being diagnosed with his own learning disability in college, Robert has earned a PhD and published eight books.
Chapter 1 What Are Learning Disabilities?
Chapter 2 What Causes Learning Disabilities?
Chapter 3 How Are Learning Disabilities Diagnosed?
Chapter 4 Common Characteristics of Children With Learning Disabilities
Chapter 5 Dyslexia: Learning Disabilities of Reading
Chapter 6 Dysgraphia: Learning Disabilities of Writing
Chapter 7 Dyscalculia: Learning Disabilities of Mathematics
Chapter 8 Dysnomia: Learning Disabilities of Expressive Language
Chapter 9 Dysphasia: Learning Disabilities In Receptive Language
Chapter 10 General Issues to Consider When Working With Children With Learning Disabilities
Chapter 11 The Rights of Parents of Children in Special Education
Chapter 12 Learning Disabilities and Adulthood
This book is informative, insightful, thoughtful, and timely! Drawing from his own personal experiences as a successful adult with a learning disability makes this book extraordinarily invaluable. A first-rate primer for parents and professionals! Well-written with practical and concise suggestions parents and professionals can use to help the child with learning disabilities succeed. This book should be in the hands of every parent who has a child with a learning disability!
— Teresa Allissa Citro, executive director, Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Inc., www.ldworldwide.org