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Learning Disabilities: The Ultimate Teen Guide: 1
Author(s): Penny Hutchins Paquette (Author), Cheryl Gerson Tuttle (Author), Arlene Hirschfelder (Editor)
- Publisher: Scarecrow Press
- Publication Date: 29 Mar. 2003
- Language: English
- Print length: 312 pages
- ISBN-10: 0810842610
- ISBN-13: 9780810842618
Book 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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
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. ―
VOYAAbout the Author
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.
