The Survival Guide for Kids With Ld : Learning DifferencesRhoda Woods Cummings
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A handbook for kids with learning disabilities. Discusses different types of disorders, programs at school, coping with negative feelings, and making friends. Includes a section for parents and teachers.
Kids with LD sometimes have a hard time understanding how and why LD affects their lives. This book gives kids explanations and encouragement about their feelings, surroundings, friendships and learning abilities in simple language that is is most appropriate for kids aged 8 to 12.
FACT: Kids with LD are smart and can learn. They just learn differently.
If you're a kid with LD - or if you're a parent or teach of a child with LD - then you proably have a lot of questions about LD.
Questions like: Why do some people have LD? How do people get LD? Are there different kinds of LD? Why does LD make it so hard to learn. What goes on in LD programs and LD rooms? Does LD ever go away? What happens to kids with LD when they grow up? Can a person with LD go to college?
This book answers these questions and many more. It gives help, encouragement and practical advice to students about LD - and the adults who care about them.
Look inside to find out:
ten ways to get along better in school
tips for making and keeping friends
eight ways to get along better at home
what happens when you grow up
how YOU can be a winner and much more!
Special sections list learning resources for kids with LD, give tips on home and homework, and point the way to organizations that provide additional information and support.
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