Special Needs (10 items)

By Patricia Logan Oelwein | For parents only

Reading is an essential, enriching, and attainable skill for children with Down syndrome. This guide presents a nationally recognized reading program for children with Down syndrome that can be used to effectively meet a child's unique learning needs and style.The reading method and lessons prese...

By Cynthia M., M.Ed. Stowe | For parents only

Comprehensive guidebook for parents and teachers of students with dyslexia, including helps for teens, written by certified expert in the field of special education, with experience teaching children of all ages. She has included five chapters about diagnosis, intervention, and more, then moves...

By Jim Delisle | For parents only

Gifted kids are so much more than test scores and grades. Still, it's sometimes difficult to see past all that achievement and potential to the child, adolescent, or teen who may be filled with anxiety, pressured to be perfect, lonely, alienated, confused, and unsure of what the future might bri...

By Martha Kennedy Hartnett | For parents only

Martha Kennedy Hartnett is the mother of a child with Asperger's Syndrome who made the courageous choice to home-school. Emerging from the author's personal experience, this book is a step-by-step account of successful home education. "Choosing Home" will take you into the homes of Asperger famil...

By Lise Pyles | For parents only

Packed with inspiring ideas and tips that can be used with any curriculum and on any budget, Homeschooling the Child with Asperger Syndrome explains how to design a varied study programme built around the child's own interests, making use of simple material as well as computers and on-line resour...

For parents only

Mainstream educational provision for children on the autistic spectrum can be inadequate or inappropriate. An increasing number of parents dissatisfied with the education system are looking elsewhere for an approach that will suit their children's needs. In "Home Educating Our Autistic Spectrum C...

By Christine M. Fields | For parents only

Christine Field's Homeschooling the Challenging Child is full of encouragement and advice for those homeschooling children who are 'challenging' for one reason or another. Covering an array of topics from discipline to a 'disorder primer' and information and hope for the moms, this practical guid...

By Lenore Colacion Hayes | For parents only

Discover the Perfect Education Choice for Your Special-Needs ChildMore and more parents are realizing that homeschooling is a great option for children with ADD, ADHD, and other special needs, Homeschooling parents can tailor the learning experience to precisely fit their child's requirements, a ...

By DeAnna Horstmeier | For parents only

At last---a hands-on approach to math that is meaningful to visual learners and children with Down syndrome. Using manipulatives, games, and activities to teach and motivate, this method utilizes the calculator to help students gain an understanding of introductory math without memorization of fa...

By Jill J. Dixon | For parents only