No Easy Answer The Learning Disabled Child at Home and at School [Paperback]

Parents and teachers of learning disabled children have tumed to Sally Smith'sNo Easy Answersfor information, advice, and comfort for more than fifteen years.  In this revised, trade paperback edition of the latest information on learning disabilities in a clear, honest, and accessible way. This completely updated edition contains new chapters on Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and on the public laws that guarantee an equal education for learning disabled children.  There is also an entirely new section on learning disabled adults and the laws that protect them. Sally Smith, the parent of a learning disabled child herself, guides parents along every step of the way, from determining if their child is learning disabled to challenging the school system to provide special services.  Drawing on more than twenty-five years of experience at her own nationally acclaimed school, she also offers valuable strategies to teachers who are anxious or discouraged as they struggle with learning disabled students.  Although there are no easy answers, Sally Smith's experience, wealth of information, and sense of humor provide essential support."No Easy Answers  takes the mystery and fear our of dealing with learning disabled children... it holds out hope."--The New York TimesONE
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CHILD?
 
 
He reads saw for was.
He says a b is a d, and a d is a p.
He skips, omits, or adds words when he reads aloud.
She reads well but can hardly spell a word.
She writes 41 for 14.
He can do any mental arithmetic problem but can’t write it down.
She doesn’t know today the multiplication tables she knew yesterday.
He can talk about life on Mars but can’t add 2 + 2.
He puts down the same answer to four different math problems.
He draws the same thing over and over again.
She asks endless questions lS¨