Best Physically Disabled Education
This important new edition retains practical techniques that enable interpreters to effectively communicate their clients' intent, while its timely discussion of the interpreter's role is broadened in a cultural context. Reading Between the Signs, Third Edition, adds a terrific new chapter about Deaf heart and the tradition of Deaf interpreters, and includes the reflections of several Deaf interpreters on their experiences working with Deaf consumers, detailing ways we utilize cultural adjustments for more effective communication. Essential reading for anyone working with Deaf people or seeking a greater understanding of communication between Deaf and hearing culture.― Ai-Media.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I truly enjoyed all the wealth of knowledge that she shared with her readers and I learned more about the Deaf community members."
"Needed this for a college class."
"Good primer for the NIC written test."
"Great book about the Deaf communitty."
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"This book is very much interesting."
"Great Christmas gift for my daughter-in-law...She loved it and was excited to get started."
"This is the text book for one of the classes I teach and it is full of great information for interpreters and people interested in the deaf community."
This new guide, written by an experienced physical therapist, provides parents with a complete understanding of how the physical characteristics of cerebral palsy and similar conditions--muscle tightness and weakness, increased or decreased flexibility, abnormal reflexes, impaired sensory perception--affect a child's ability to sit, crawl, stand, and walk. With that foundation established, the book offers dozens of practical, easy-to-follow exercises that address specific areas of motor delay and development, including: Head control; Muscle tone; Proper positioning; Involuntary movements; Stretching and flexibility; Balance and coordination; Strength training. As the book emphasizes, learning new skills depends upon many factors, including the reinforcement of at-home therapy and good cooperation and communication between a child s physical therapist and parents. With a wealth of ways to promote good movement learning and many play ideas, the book is a must for parents and professionals alike and will be invaluable for any service wanting to include a child with cerebral palsy. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It has great step-by-step (with pictures) daily stretching routines for the entire body and shows different ways of doing them so as children get older they can do it themselves."
"This is a book that is useful to both the occupational/physical therapist and the parents of a child with cerebral palsy."
"I also loan this book to physical therapy students who are interested in pediatrics."
"This book helps break down some techniques to educate the baby's parents for their home program."
"I am a parent with a child with CP- This book is GREAT because... 1) It provides a realistic milestone chart- something I've never been able to refer to in other books on child development."
"Very informative, with a lot of great information."
"Very useful with great photos!"
The combination of text alongside the braille enables sighted parents to share the reading experience with visually impaired children, and for sighted children to share with their visually impaired parents. — Publishers Weekly (Starred Review). "I applaud DK Books, a mainstream publisher, for recognizing the needs of Braille readers."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"In an age where Braille is not being pushed as much, it's good to see books that can develop not only a love of reading, but a love of reading with Braille."
"Great book for braille students interested in animals."
"Super cool book!"
"A book for all visual impairments."
"This appeals to children who are blind and their visual classmates."
"Great book!"
"Quite simply one of the best Braille Books that I have found to help my son learn to read."
Best Physical Disabilities
Indeed, missed connections characterize many interactions between the deaf and hearing worlds, including the failure to recognize that deaf people are members of a unique culture. A careful reading of Train Go Sorry provides exposure to the urban poor and our country's many immigrants (both past and present), making this a resource suitable for sociology or history students interested in viewing the American melting pot through the eyes of a group of people with a silent past. Janis Ansell, Tidewater Association Hearing Impaired Children (TAHIC), Virginia Beach, VA Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It took awhile to follow the story lines, but beginning near the middle and through the end of the book, it came together very clearly and nicely."
"It lets us see inside the Deaf World culture from the unique perspective of a hearing person who grew up in the Deaf World."
"This is a great book about the Deaf community and the experience of a hearing person living in their world!"
"This novel cum autobiography delves deep into deaf society, including its CODA community."
"great book to learn about deaf/HOH culture."
"Very insightful."
"Another in a long line of Culture books on Deaf (and I probably have most of them)."
"This is a factual account of life as a deaf person.."
Best Mentally Disabled Education
A father’s exhilarating and funny love letter to his daughter with Down syndrome whose vibrant and infectious approach to life has something to teach all of us about how we can better live our own. The day they brought her home from the hospital, her parents, Paul and Kerry, were flooded with worry and uncertainty, but also overwhelming love, which they channeled to “the job of building the better Jillian.” While their daughter had special needs, they refused to allow her to grow up needy—“Expect, Don’t Accept” became their mantra. In this charming and often heart-stirring book, Paul tells stories about Jillian making her way through the world of her backyard and neighborhood, going to school in a "normal" classroom, learning to play soccer and ride a bike.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Very interesting and a nice story....i dd not like the references to debating with the school system on services."
"I have enjoyed reading Paul Daugherty ever since he started writing for the Cincinnati Enquirer. How lucky and blessed Jillian's family, Ryan, and her 'Village' are for knowing and Loving Her."
"This is extremely well written."
"It was interesting to see how the Daugherty's handled their daughters challenges every day."
"It is wonderful to see how Jillian's parents launched her into the world and encouraged her independence."
"My daughter often says "i love my life" just as Jillian said on her 21st birthday."
"I have enjoyed Paul's work over the years and, although I normally read non-fiction books almost exclusively, I decided to give it a try."
"When telling a friend I was reading this book she said "oh it must be so sad.""
Best Learning Disabled Education
Groundbreaking and comprehensive, Driven to Distraction has been a lifeline to the approximately eighteen million Americans who are thought to have ADHD. Wise, practical, and reassuring.” —Jane M. Healy, Ph.D., author of Endangered Minds and Different Learners “The first comprehensive book on the subject for the lay reader.” — The Boston Globe.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The stories it pulls from other peoples experiences really helps you get an idea of how you fall into the spectrum."
"Truly excellent book for any person with ADD or with a family member with the condition."
"Well written and informative."
"Eye opening..... makes you feel somewhat normal to hear others stories."
"Makes you feel less crazy and all alone."
"This book is helping me realize how adult ADD has been detrimental to my growth and progress in every day life."
"Dr. Hallowell stresses in his book how dramatically the disorder can negatively affect one's life and how important treatment is — yet he presents vastly outdated information and pretends it's new, doing a great disservice to ADHD sufferers like myself who want to heal."
"Honestly there was nothing in this book that I didn’t already know."
Best Gifted Students Education
The Smartest Kids in the World “gets well beneath the glossy surfaces of these foreign cultures and manages to make our own culture look newly strange....The question is whether the startling perspective provided by this masterly book can also generate the will to make changes” ( The New York Times Book Review ) . Kim, fifteen, raises $10,000 so she can move from Oklahoma to Finland; Eric, eighteen, trades his high-achieving Minnesota suburb for a booming city in South Korea; and Tom, seventeen, leaves a historic Pennsylvania village for Poland. Amanda Ripley, an American journalist, seeks to answer such questions in The Smartest Kids in the World , her fine new book about the schools that are working around the globe ….Ms. “[ The Smartest Kids in the World is] a riveting new book….Ripley’s policy recommendations are sensible and strong….The American school reform debate has been desperately in need of such no-nonsense advice, which firmly puts matters of intellect back at the center of education where they belong.” ( The Daily Beast ). “Gripping….Ripley's characters are fascinating, her writing style is accessible, and her observations are fresh….If you're interested in how to improve public schools, read Ripley's book today.” (The Huffington Post). “This book gives me hope that we can create education systems of equity and rigor—if we heed the lessons from top performing countries and focus more on preparing teachers than on punishing them."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I had long heard that Finland’s education was unique and crashing through testing markers, but until this book I didn’t really understand why."
"This is a balanced examination of current research and interviews with education experts around the world - INCLUDING the students so often excluded."
"Amanda Ripley Pulls no punches in her reporting on education systems."
"By looking at teacher training, student expectations (from the students themselves and their parents and school administrators), school spending and other criteria (think expensive high school football programs), Ms. Ripley paints an interesting picture of the stark differences between the schools here in the United States and schools in countries where they get it right."
"I generally dread the books on pedagogy and education that get handed to me, and this was no exception - until I actually started reading."
"Great book."
"It helps start an important discussion about schools in America and gives us pause for self reflection, both as parents and a system."
"This should be required reading for parents, educators, and politicians."
Best Inclusive Education Methods
Filled with classic and current research about all aspects of educating young children with special needs, THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD: INCLUSION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, 8th Edition, discusses key approaches and tools needed to provide an optimal setting for young exceptional children with special needs and their families. Eileen K. Allen, Professor Emerita, University of Kansas, spent 30 years as a professor of child development and early childhood education at the University of Washington in Seattle and the University of Kansas at Lawrence.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If the average educator is going to take an exceptional class, they should be armed with as much information that they can get because they may not take another class regarding this subject."
"It was a great book thank you, I recommend this seller."
"The child is smarter then me."
"Very good and informational book."
"I wasn't extremely thrilled with this textbook."
Best Communicative Disorders in Special Ed.
--What dyslexia is and why some intelligent, gifted people read slowly and painfully. --How to identify dyslexia in preschoolers, schoolchildren, young adults, and adults. --How to find the best school and how to work productively with your child’s teacher. --Exercises to help children use the parts of the brain that control reading. --A 20-minute nightly home program to enhance reading. --The 150 most common problem words–a list that can give your child a head start. --Ways to raise and preserve a child’s self-esteem aqnd reveal his strengths. --Stories of successful men and women who are dyslexic. Yale neuroscientist Shaywitz demystifies the roots of dyslexia (a neurologically based reading difficulty affecting one in five children) and offers parents and educators hope that children with reading problems can be helped.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a great book."
"Dyslexia runs in my family and this book gave me so much information on how to see signs of dyslexia, what to do, as well as hope for a dyslexic child!"
"This is an excellent book and I bought it to use in conjunction with Shaywitz's great movie on dyslexia."
"I found a lot of helpful insights into dyslexia and feel that I can be a much more supportive parent and effective advocate for my daughter."
"An amazing book in terms that are not too scientific for the parent, teacher, or clinician."
"Was not in "good" condition as described - it was in "brand new" condition!"
"This author is very educational."
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Best Behavioral Disorders in Special Ed.
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger's syndrome (AS). This book really is a must-have resource for all academic libraries, college psychology classes, parents and relatives of those with AS, clinicians and medical professionals, teachers, and of course, those of us who have AS. There is also a very useful frequently asked questions chapter and a section with useful resources for anyone wishing to find furter information on a particular aspect of AS, as well as literature and educational tools. This is a very informative read which is aimed at not only the professionals, but also the parents, teachers and family members of those people suffering from Aspergers Sundrome. Personally speaking, this was a comfort to me because I fell that I am on the spectrum somewhere and it's enough for me, now, to understand that...The language is never too technical, and has quotations from Hans Asperger (who first diagnosed the condition) as well as excerpts from Aspies themselves - which add another dimension to the book. Attwood has been studying, writing about and speaking about AS for many years, and has gained a reputation for being knowledgable, approachable, and practical in his advice and thoughts. There are lots of specialized cookbooks out there, covering the details of Thai cuisine, or how to use a slow cooker, but the classic Joy of Cooking can get you started and point out where to go next. In 1998, Australian clinical psychologist Attwood published Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, which quickly established him as an international expert on the condition. Here, he updates research in this rapidly evolving field, offering a wealth of information on childhood, college, long-term relationships, and careers. Particularly helpful are the "Key Points and Strategies" at each chapter's end and the detailed FAQs, glossary, resources, and references sections. His work skillfully brings together the current information on this fascinating condition and is an essential purchase for academic and public libraries.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I was recently diagnosed with ASD, and bought 3 copies of this book to loan to friends/family as I slowly tell them of my diagnosis."
"It was nice to fined one that is so strait forward, easy to read, well organized and full of clinical and personal stories from people who spent their lives dedicated to aspi life."
"This is very informative and medical, but reads easy."
"Great resource for Asperger's Syndrome."
"Very good book--very comprehensive, but not an "easy" read--nor did I expect it to be."
"Well researched and easy to understand."
"This is not casual reading."