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The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth
by Stanley I., Md. Greenspan, Serena,
Ph.D. Weider, Robin Simon
Book reviews:
Ingram
Covering all kinds of disabilities--including cerebral palsy, autism,
retardation, ADD, and language problems--this comprehensive guide offers parents
specific ways of helping all special needs children reach their full
intellectual and emotional potential.
Addison-Wesley
Nature or nurture. One of the most intense debates in understanding the
development of the human mind is whether cognitive ability is based in genetics
or developed through learning experiences. While biology clearly plays a part,
recent neuroscience research shows that the interactions experienced during
infancy and childhood can actually change the physical structure and wiring of
the brain.iscusses the various issues that cause teenagers to feel peer pressure, and
suggests ways to handle the situation.
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Be Quiet, Marina!
By Kirsten Debear,
Book description:
In many ways Marina and Moira are the same. They are both three years old. They
both like to dress up, play with blocks, and go on the see-saw. but Marina
screams when she doesn't get her own way, and is very noisy. Moira likes quiet,
and Marina's noise scares her away. How these two little girs, one with Cerebral
Palsy and one with Down syndrome, learn to play together and eventually become
best friends is beautifully told in words and photographs in this wonderful
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A Special Kind of Love: For Those Who Love Children With Special
Needs
by Susan Titus Osborn, Janet Lynn Mitchell
Book Description:
All children are special, but some children have special needs. Where do the
parents of a "special-needs child" go for comfort? What other individuals do
they know who share their daily struggles, while watching their child try to
"fit" into a normal world? A Special Kind of Love: For Those Who Love Children
with Special Needs is written for these moms, dads, grandparents, foster
parents, and extended families who live with these children on a day-by-day
basis. This book is also designed for teachers, doctors, social workers, friends
of the family, and pastors who work with these children. |
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Special Children, Challenged Parents: The Struggles and Rewards
of Raising a Child With a Disability
by Robert A. Naseef
Book Description:
Not just another resource on parenting. More than a book on autism. This
important book is a must-have guide for any parent of a child with a disability
as well as anyone who works with or cares for those families. Special Children,
Challenged Parents shares the unique perspective of a father of a son with
autism, with additional reflection from his perspective as a clinical
psychologist who specializes in working with families of children with
disabilities.
This moving book illustrates the impact that a child's disability has on the
entire family. It is a valuable aid to parents dealing with fear, guilt, shame,
sibling rivalry, marital strain, and other challenges. Though the author's
personal experience is with autism, this book will be a valuable resource for
families of children with a wide range of disabilities. Readers learn about
resources, such as support groups, for working through complex emotions and
about techniques for communicating effectively with professionals.
Special Children, Challenged Parents addresses issues of bonding between parent
and child and presents strategies for dealing with challenging behavior.
Additional chapters are devoted to special issues for the family of a child with
a disability, including the relationship between the parents, the effect on
siblings, and the needs of fathers, who the author feels often require special
support to express and deal with their emotions in the challenging role of
parent to a child with special needs. This book provides a unique and touching
look at parenting and disability. rom School Library Journal
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Assessment of Children and Youth with Special Needs (2nd Edition)
by Libby G. Cohen, Loraine J. Spenciner
Book description:
Assessment of Children and Youth, Second Edition, is a comprehensive assessment
book that provides balanced coverage of special education assessment of children
and youth, ages 3-20. Easy for readers to understand, the book reviews
traditional and alternative assessment approaches and discusses the strengths
and weaknesses of each. Coverage of informal and performance-based assessments
across the curriculum teaches students how approaches in the general education
classroom apply to students, both with and without disabilities. For anyone
interested in learning about the assessment of students with disabilities. |
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The Don't-Give-Up Kid and Learning Differences
by Jeanne M. A. Gehret
Reviewer:
A reader from North Carolina
This book helps children understand LD as a handicap that they can do something
about. It is written in a way that helps you explain what their problems are and
what they can do about them. It's great.
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The School Survival Guide for Kids With Ld*: (*Learning Differences
(Self-Help for Kids Series)
by Rhoda Woods Cummings, Gary L. Fisher, Pamela Espeland
Editorial review:
Card catalog description
Discusses how children with "learning differences" can get along
better in school.
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Living With a Brother or Sister With Special Needs: A Book for Sibs
by Donald J. Meyer, Patricia Vadasy, Donald
Meyer
Book reviews:
A reader
I am a Japanese and I am a "sibling."
I encountered this book and Don Meyer's Sibling Support Project in October of
1997. At that time, I was struggling to persuade the staff of a (sibling) group
that support for siblings was as important as support for people with special
needs. In my view this book gave me confidence and shed light on my road to
start a new sibling support group.
Some uncommon feelings, opportunities and concerns that siblings might have are
described in Chapter 1. Medical knowledge of various disabilities are written
about in Chapters 2-6. Since siblings are not often informed about their
siblings' disabilities by anyone, it could cause more concern; this book's
objective is very important. You can also get basic knowledge of laws, programs,
and services for persons with disabilities and their families in the U.S., in
Chapter 7. In Chapter 8, an uncommon concern is discussed: where will my sister
(brother) live when she (he) grows up. The authors continues by stressing the
fact that parents should tell their plans for their disabled children to their
"normal" children, and offers suggestions for doing this.
Since this book is intended for young siblings, it is easy for me to read it as
a foreigner. Reading Chapter 1, tears welled up in my eyes. I could relate to
many things: friends, unselfishness, accepting differences, guilt,
overinvolvement, understanding, embarrassment, loss, maturity, worry and
loneliness. I wish I could have read it in Japanese when I was a child ! I
strongly recommend young and adult siblings, parents and service providers to
read this book all over the world, because siblings need peer support and
information in a straightforward manner. |
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