Learning & Language Disorders, Education - Learning Disabled

Straight Talk about Learning Disabilities

Name: Straight Talk about Learning Disabilities
Author: Kay Marie Porterfield
ISBN: 9780816038657

by Kay Marie Porterfield

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Overview

Attention deficit disorder (ADD), dyslexia, and other learning disabilities affect from five to twenty percent of the population. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in seven people has a learning disorder (LD). Often these disorders are not recognized, leading to problems, not only in school, but also in selfesteem and relationships. Straight Talk About Learning Disabilities provides information and suggestions of ways to get help for those who think they may have a LD or know someone whom they think has a LD. Author Kay Marie Porterfield includes a moving preface in which she discusses her own experiences, in school and after graduation, with LDs. The book also provides a list of agencies to contact for help or additional information.

Synopsis

Dedicated to teachers who refused to give up on her as a "scatterbrain," Porterfield (psychology, Oglala Lakota College) provides a primer on rising to the challenges of the common but often hidden problem of learning disabilities. Includes resource and reading lists. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR