Posted in Books and Videos on Dec 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Reading in the Brain, The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention
Book review by Susan Okie for The Washington Post:
About 5,000 years ago, societies in ancient Sumeria, China and South America invented writing, and in the millennia since, the ability to read has propelled human intellectual and cultural development, vastly expanding our capacity to learn, [...]
Posted in Books and Videos on Jun 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Maureen McKay
Optimistic Outcomes, LLC
15000 Wychewood Road
Minnetonka, MN 55345
952-223-4525
952-486-7840 fax
http://www.optimisticoutcomes.com/
Posted in Books and Videos on Jun 15th, 2009 2 Comments »
Title: Learning Disabilities Understanding the Problem Managing the Challenges
Author: Etta Brown
www.understanding-learning-disabilities.com/
Posted in Books and Videos on Feb 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Amazon lets publishers and writers disable Kindle 2’s read-aloud feature
Publishers and authors now have the power to silence the Kindle 2 e-book reader.
Amazon.com Inc. reversed course Friday on the device’s controversial text-to-speech feature, which reads digital books aloud in a robotic voice. The company gave rights holders the ability to disable the feature for individual [...]
Posted in Books and Videos on Oct 29th, 2008 No Comments »
John Murphy has a new book in PDF form that you can read an overview of at his web site Learning Disability Dynamics.
Give up Now! You Are a Failure!
A Guide Based in Experience for Overcoming Learning Disabilities
by John Murphy
Posted in Books and Videos on Aug 21st, 2008 1 Comment »
College Confidence with ADD
The Ultimate Success Manual for ADD Students, from Applying to Academics, Preparation to Social Success and Everything Else You Need to Know
Author: Michael Sandler
ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-1251-2
College Confidence with ADD at Amazon
College Confidence with ADD – Unabridged Audiobook at Amazon
Posted in Books and Videos on Apr 16th, 2008 No Comments »
The Directory for Exceptional Children
This 16th edition of the Directory is a comprehensive survey of 2200 schools, facilities and organizations across the US serving children and young adults with developmental, emotional, physical and medical disabilities. With indexes cross-referencing a range of disabilities, this work is an invaluable aid to parents and professionals seeking the optimal [...]
Posted in Books and Videos on Oct 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Usborne Homeschool Books
1485 Glazemeadow St.
Monmouth, OR 97361
888-254-6267
www.usbornehomeschoolbooks.com/
Posted in Books and Videos on Sep 21st, 2007 No Comments »
Cerebral Palsy: A guide to understanding and helping your child
Author: Snowdrop
Publisher: Snowdrop Child Development
ISBN: 978-0-9557309-0-0
Posted in Books and Videos on Aug 29th, 2007 No Comments »
On Their Own: Creating an Independent Future for Your Adult Child with Learning Disabilities and ADHD
Author: Anne Ford
Publisher: Newmarket Press
Hardcover $24.95, published May 2007, ISBN: 978-1-55704-759-5
Paperback $16.95, published May 2007, ISBN: 978-1-55704-725-0
An indispensable guide to the special challenges faced by parents of learning-disabled children as they enter adulthood, by the author of Laughing Allegra, a [...]