Dyslexia and other learning difficulties / Mark Selikowitz.

Previous edition: 1998.

Includes index.

Print version record.

Part 1. Introduction -- 1. What are specific learning difficulties -- 2. How a specific learning difficulty is diagnosed -- 3. Theories of causation -- 4. How parents can help-general principles -- Part 2. Areas of learning -- 5. Reading -- 6. Spelling -- 7. Writing -- 8. Arithmetic -- 9. Language -- 10. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and sequential organization difficulties -- 11. Coordination and clumsiness -- 12. Social and emotional development -- Part 3. -- 13. Controversial treatments -- 14. Adulthood -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Useful organizations -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S.

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Dyslexia and other learning difficulties: The Facts addresses problems many intelligent children face who, while having normal IQ levels, still struggle to learn in the classroom setting. A short attention span, restlessness, an inability to write clearly, and reading comprehension well below age level are all indicators of learning disabilities, and this book offers a clear and sympathetic guide to the difficulties that parents and teachers face when working with a childwith these sorts of obstacles to learning. The book deals with difficulties in traditional academic areas such as reading, sp.

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