Addressing Learning Disabilities and Difficulties: How to Reach and Teach Every Student. Gilbert Guerin & Mary Male, $46.95

Help struggling students avert failure before it becomes chronic and destructive to their self-esteem and motivation! This revised edition of I Can Learn provides a wealth of best practices and policies specifically designed to help these students not only participate in but also excel in the general education classroom. This clear and concise reference offers educators and parents the support and tools they need to reduce special education referrals and help all students experience successful outcomes.

The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-diversity Handbook: Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Related Conditions. Sarah Hendrickx, $19.95

The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-Diversity Handbook is a handy first-reference point guide to the full range of developmental conditions as they affect adolescents and adults. Each chapter focuses on a different condition, describing its history, causes and characteristics, its implications for the individual, diagnosis and assessment, treatments and approaches, and strategies for providing support and self-support. A wide range of conditions are covered, including Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, OCD, Tourette's and Anxiety Disorders.

Ants in Their Pants: Teaching Children Who Must Move to Learn. Aerial Cross, $37.50

Extra busy children — children who must move to learn — demand non-traditional environments and teaching methods. By focusing on the kinesthetic nature of these children this practical, hands-on resource is filled with transition ideas, sensory-play activities, advice and inspiration for teachers, caregivers and parents.

Brain, Behavior and Learning in Language and Reading Disorders. Maria Mody & Elaine Silliman, $55.50

Grounded in cutting-edge research on brain/behavior relationships, this book explores how language and reading disorders develop, and presents exciting new approaches to examining and treating them. Experts from multiple disciplines investigate how children's learning trajectories in spoken and written language are shaped by the dynamic interplay of neurobiological, experiential, and behavioral processes. The volume includes innovative neuro-imaging applications and other techniques that help shed new light on childhood disorders such as dyslexia, language impairment, writing disabilities, and autism. Implications for evidence-based diagnosis, intervention, and instruction are discussed.

Caged in Chaos: a Dyspraxic Guide to Breaking Free. Victoria Biggs, $19.95

Written by a teenager with dyspraxia, this inspiring book is a unique practical guide for dyspraxics and those around them struggling and determined to get to grips with the social, physical and psychological chaos caused by developmental co-ordination disorders (DCDs). In her own conversational style, Victoria Biggs discusses both the primary effects of her 'learning difference' — disorganization, clumsiness and poor short-term memory - and the secondary difficulties she and other dyspraxics encounter, including bullying, low self-esteem and loneliness. She offers down-to-earth advice on a wide range of issues, from body language, puberty, health and hygiene to family life and social skills.

College Success for Students with Learning Disabilities. Cynthia Simpson & Vicky Spencer, $20.95

Strategies and tips for making the most out of your college experience.

Copy This! Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic Who Turned a Bright Idea Into One of America’s Best Companies. Paul Orfalea & Ann Marsh., $33.95

Calling his ADHD and dyslexia “learning opportunities”, Kinko’s founder Paul Orfalea took his 100 square foot copy shop and grew it into a billion dollar company. This from a kid who failed second grade and was fired from his job at a gas station for writing illegible receipts! A fascinating read about a man who developed compensating skills and used them to develop the insight and problem-solving approach that makes Kinko’s a huge success story.

Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Problems. Darrell Morris, $29.50

In this highly informative text, Darrell Morris demonstrates how to conduct a comprehensive diagnostic assessment; interpret reading scores; and provide individualized instruction that takes each student's specific strengths and weaknesses into account. Case studies bring to life the book's one-to-one strategies for struggling beginning readers, older remedial readers (second- to sixth-grade reading levels), and those with severe reading disabilities. Helpful appendices feature ready-to-use assessment tools, book lists, and other reproducibles.

A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures.  Quinn Bradlee, $17.50

Quinn Bradlee suffered from a battery of illnesses — seizures, migraines, fevers — from an early age. But it wasn't until he was fourteen that Bradlee was correctly diagnosed with Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS), a widespread, little-understood disorder that is expressed through a wide range of physical ailments and learning disabilities.

In this funny, moving, and often irreverent book, Bradlee tells his own inspirational story of growing up as a learning disabled kid. From his difficulties reading social cues, to his cringe-worthy loss of sexual innocence, Bradlee describes the challenges and joys of living "a different life" with disarming candor and humor.

Differentiating Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities: Best Teaching Practices for General and Special Educators. William Bender, $52.50

Whether teaching inclusive or special education classes, instructors need effective differentiated and brain-compatible methods for learners with learning disabilities, at-risk students, or youngsters who may have learning difficulties. Demonstrating how to differentiate instruction in any classroom, this second edition of the best-selling book Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities shows teachers how to support learners through flexible, practical lessons to help them achieve significant gains in reading comprehension, language arts, and math.

Disorganized Children: a Guide for Parents and Professionals. Edited by Samuel Stein & Uttom Chowdhury, $27.95

Disorganized children may display a range of behaviours symptomatic of, for example, ADHD, autism and conduct disorders, but they often fail to meet all the criteria for a clear diagnosis. In this book, psychiatrists, speech, family and occupational therapists and neurodevelopment specialists present a range of behavioural and psychological strategies to help disorganized children improve concentration and performance in the classroom and deal with a variety of behaviour and social interaction difficulties … The combination of information, exercises and case studies makes this a valuable tool for use by parents, health care and teaching professionals, and the authors provide an insight into the mind of disorganized children and practical guidance on how best to help them achieve their full potential.

Dyslexia, 2nd Edition. Gavin Reid, $30.95

Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty that affects the ability to read and spell. Affecting about ten per cent of children, it is the special educational need that teachers are most likely to encounter. This lively and interesting book provides advice on the most effective teaching and learning strategies that can be used in the classroom.

Dyslexia and Alternative Therapies. Maria Chivers, $22.95

This comprehensive book offers clear and balanced information on a range of alternative therapies for individuals with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia or ADHD. The author provides an overview of each therapeutic option, method of use and case examples — including nutritional supplements, massage, acupuncture and hypnotherapy, among others. The list of useful resources at the back of the book can be used by parents and professionals to help explain dyslexia to children, and to help them find further information and teaching tools.

The Dyslexia Checklist: a Practical Reference for Parents and Teachers. Sandra Rief & Judith Stern, $18.95

Hands-on, practical tools designed to help strengthen the skills of students across all age levels.

Effective Literacy Instruction for Students with Moderate or Severe Disabilities. Susan Copeland & Elizabeth Keefe, $28.95

For students with moderate or severe disabilities, developing literacy skills is a critical component of successful communication, employment, and community participation. Finally, educators have a practical, concise guidebook for helping these students meet academic standards for literacy. Appropriate for use in all settings, including inclusive classrooms, this book is the lifeline every K-12 teacher needs.

Frequently Asked Questions about Response to Intervention: a Step-by-Step Guide for Educators. Roger Pierangelo & George Giuliani, $41.95

Increasingly, teachers are learning about the important role of Response to Intervention (RTI) in the success of every child. RTI is a multifaceted approach that provides immediate, relevant, and research-based services and interventions to students in general, compensatory, and special education. Written by two legal and special education experts, this concise, reader-friendly guide introduces educators to the purpose, core principles, legal basis, benefits, and application of this service delivery model.

The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People in the World Can’t Read and How They Can Learn. Ronald Davis, $20.00

Focusing on the distinctive learning style that is shared by most dyslexics, The Gift of Dyslexia provides the practical skills that remove the obstacles to learning and leads students of all ages to success.

Handbook of Learning Disabilities. H. Lee Swanson, Karen R. Harris, & Steve Graham, editors. $55.50

This comprehensive handbook reviews the major theoretical, methodological, and instructional advances that have occurred in the field of learning disabilities over the last 20 years. With contributions from leading researchers, the volume synthesizes a vast body of knowledge on the nature of learning disabilities, their relationship to basic psychological and brain processes, and how students with these difficulties can best be identified and treated. Findings are reviewed on ways to support student performance in specific skill areas, including language arts, math, science, and social studies, as well as general principles of effective instruction that cut across academic domains.

How Can My Kid Succeed in School? What Parents and Teachers Can DO to Conquer Learning Problems. Craig Pohlman, $16.00

This practical resource for parents and teachers explains how to understand a child's complete learning profile — an inventory of his or her unique strengths and weaknesses — and provides helpful strategies that can be used at school and at home to get the child on a path to success. The book walks readers through the process of gathering clues about the child's learning style and provides guidelines for selecting the most appropriate learning strategies that will help spell success in school and life. Pohlman shows how parents and teachers can collaborate to help kids become successful learners, and also guides readers through the process of getting an educational assessment, for those students with particularly challenging issues.

How to Explain a Brain: an Educator's Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes. Robert Sylwester, $46.95

This unique look into the marvelous brain uses language and descriptions that are accessible to readers, even those with just a limited understanding of biology … Discover how our brain is organized and develops, and how educators can use this emerging understanding of cognition to enhance student learning and the school environment.

Intricate Minds III: Understanding Elementary School Classmates Who Think Differently. Coulter, DVD, (17 minutes), $34.99

This video is an elementary school version of the highly successful Intricate Minds programme designed for middle and high school students. It includes interviews with boys and girls aged 8 through 12 who describe what it’s like to have conditions that make them act differently at school. Intricate Minds III can help classmates avoid the trap of ignoring or teasing kids who have trouble fitting in. Kids who understand the reasons for different student behaviours are much more likely to accept them socially and include them in activities.

An Introduction to Dyslexia for Parents and Professionals. Alan Hultquist, $19.95

This complete introductory guide to dyslexia is a must-read for parents of children with dyslexia, especially parents with children who are newly diagnosed, and for all those who work with dyslexic children and their families.

The IQ Answer: Maximizing Your Child’s Potential. Frank Lawlis, $18.00

The IQ Answer offers clear, practical strategies for overcoming thinking patterns that hamper success. The result of years of clinical research, Dr. Frank Lawlis has developed a program that is truly an integrated mind, body, and soul approach. By including breathing exercises and nutritional advice as well as exercises for stimulating creative potential and thinking, The IQ Answer is a fascinating and user-friendly guide to fulfilling one’s potential.

It’s Called Dyslexia. Jennifer Moore-Mallinos, illustrated by Marta Fábrega, $8.50 (Ages 4–7)

The child in this story knows the alphabet, but she sometimes has trouble putting all the letters together to read words. No matter how hard she tries, she often mixes up the letters or writes them backwards. She’s unhappy until her teacher explains that she has dyslexia, and that with special help she will overcome her reading problem.

A successful social life is immeasurably important to a child's happiness, health, and development. For more than thirty years, Richard Lavoie has lived with and taught learning disabled children. His bestselling PBS videos, including How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. City Workshop, and his sellout lectures and workshops have made him one of the most popular and respected experts in the field. At last, Rick's pioneering techniques for helping children achieve a happy and successful social life are available in book form. It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend offers practical strategies to help learning disabled children ages six through seventeen navigate the treacherous social waters of their school, home, and community.

More on Rick Lavoie's video material

Jarvis Clutch - Social Spy. Mel Levine, $25.95 (Grades 5-8)

Social interactions are often the most stressful aspect of adolescent life. In Jarvis Clutch - Social Spy, Dr. Mel Levine teams up with fictitious eighth-grader Jarvis Clutch to offer insight and advice on the middle school social scene. Jarvis's spy notes provide a bird's eye view of the often traumatic social experiences that middle school students are bound to encounter. His wry perspective is alternated with commentary and wisdom from Dr. Levine, who provides an analysis of social situations from an expert's perspective and shares the terminology that students need to understand what it is that makes social interactions so difficult.

Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors: a Guide to Intervention and Classroom Management, 2nd Edition. Nancy Mather & Sam Goldstein, $68.95

This fully revised new edition of Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors shows teachers how to support children with learning disabilities and behavioral challenges in today's era of high-stakes testing and accountability. This practical and highly accessible text will help educators effectively address variations in children's environments, abilities, needs, and learning styles—and ensure better outcomes for students who struggle.

Learning Disabilities: from Identification to Intervention. Jack Fletcher, G. Reid Lyon, Lynn Fuchs & Marcia Barnes, $46.50

Evidence based and comprehensive, Learning Disabilities: from Identification to Intervention presents a unique model of learning disabilities that integrates the cognitive, neural, genetic, and contextual factors associated with these disorders. With a focus on exploring the evolving scientific base of the field, as well as establishing effective educational practices, this book will serve as an essential text and an indispensable resource for those who work with struggling learners.

Learning Disabilities: the Ultimate Teen Guide. Penny Hutchins Paquette & Cheryl Gerson Tuttle, $22.95

Exclusively written for teenagers and young adults dealing with a wide variety of learning disabilities—including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyscalculia, and dyslexia—this accessible resource offers the tools for taking a proactive role in identifying, understanding and overcoming the obstacles facing teens with learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities: the Ultimate Teen Guide provides a clear and informative overview of the most common disabilities.

Learning Intervention Manual: Goals, Objectives and Intervention Strategies. Edited by Samm House, $66.95

The Learning Intervention Manual targets interventions for over 176 learning behaviors with specific goals, precise and measurable objectives, and easily implemented, practical, and appropriate intervention strategies that can be implemented in the regular education classroom.

Lily and the Mixed-Up Letters. Deborah Hodge, illustrated by France Brassard, $21.99 (ages 6-8)

When Lily was in kindergarten, she loved school. Now she’s in grade 2 and school isn’t fun anymore. Lily has trouble reading. Whenever she tries, the letters jump around and get all mixed up — and so does she.

Literacy Enhancement Strategies. Thomas Daly, $29.50

Literacy Enhancement Strategies was created to enrich the oral and written communication of upper elementary, middle, and high school students who are functioning near grade level but can benefit from additional practice, consistent routines, and step-by-step progression of skill development. Easy-to-follow sample lessons cover content areas, such as talking and listening, reading and comprehending, predicting and anticipating, self-monitoring and advocating for learning style, actively engaging, and organizing written language. The enhancement strategies are closely aligned to the existing general education curriculum and are linked to students’ individual educational goals and objectives. It is the perfect book for home education settings, general education classrooms, resource rooms, autism support teacher pullout sessions, and inclusive settings. Includes a CD with printable handouts.

Living with Dyspraxia: a Guide for Adults with Developmental Dyspraxia. Mary Colley, $22.95

Living with Dyspraxia was written to help all adults with Dyspraxia tackle the everyday situations that many people take for granted. It is full of practical advice on everything from getting a diagnosis to learning how to manage household chores. Important topics are addressed, such as self-esteem, whether to disclose your condition within the workplace, how to communicate more effectively and also how Dyspraxia often interacts with other conditions, such as Dyslexia, ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome.

The Mislabeled Child: How Understanding Your Child’s Unique Learning Style Can Open the Door to Success. Brock Eide & Fernette Eide, $22.99

For parents, teachers, and other professionals seeking practical guidance about ways to help children with learning problems, The Mislabeled Child provides a comprehensive look at learning differences ranging from dyslexia to dysgraphia, from attention problems to giftedness. The authors describe how a proper understanding of a child’s unique brain-based strengths can be used to overcome obstacles to learning and how a learning disability encompasses more than a behavioral problem; it is also a brain dysfunction that should be treated differently. The Mislabeled Child offers extremely empowering information for parents and professionals alike.

The Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child’s Learning Disabilities, 4th Edition. Larry Silver, $21.00

The fully revised and updated must-have resource to help you become a supportive and assertive advocate for your child.

Misunderstood Minds: Searching for Success in School.  PBS DVD, $31.95 (DVD format, 90 minutes)

Misunderstood Minds is a deeply moving and personal look into the lives of five children and their families as they deal with the puzzling mysteries presented by their children’s unique learning differences. As many as one in five families are coping with children who struggle to learn. Many of these children don't fit any clinical diagnosis, but for some reason, they aren't learning. Though these children may be suffering from debilitating learning problems, they are often mistakenly called "lazy" or "stupid" by teachers, classmates, and even by their families.

Learning specialists now believe that each mind works differently and has its own unique strengths and weaknesses. Misunderstood Minds illustrates the emerging view that specific identification and customized management of learning problems is the key to success for the millions of children struggling in school. Misunderstood Minds features leading experts in the field of learning problems, including Mel Levine, G. Reid Lyon, Edward Hallowell and Richard Lavoie.

Motivation is the key to learning. But very few parents and teachers have an effective arsenal of techniques at their disposal. Acclaimed author Rick Lavoie arms all those who deal with children with proven, effective tools and strategies they can use to encourage any child to learn and achieve success. Lavoie explores motivational styles, presenting proven techniques, strategies, and scripts that can be used in the classroom and at home to break through a child's apathy and discouragement and inspire him/her to succeed and achieve. Along the way, Lavoie explodes some common myths about motivation: for instance, he demonstrates that rewards, punishment, and competition are not effective motivational tools. He gives specific advice throughout for parents and teachers of children with learning disabilities and provides detailed instructions for how to create a motivated classroom.

From the bestselling author of Mind at a Time comes a new look at children who are dismissed as lazy and unproductive. In his wise and compassionate style, Mel Levine offers practical strategies to help children overcome their difficulties with what he calls "output failure" and become confident, successful learners.

NEURODIVERSITY: Discovering the Extraordinary Gifts of Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Brain Differences. Thomas Armstrong, $32.95

A new term has emerged from the disability movement in the past decade to help change the way we think about neurological disorders: Neurodiversity. It no longer makes sense to hold on to the deficit-ridden idea of neuropsychological illness. Psychologist Thomas Armstrong offers a revolutionary perspective that reframes many neuropsychological disorders as part of the natural diversity of the human brain rather than as definitive illnesses.

NEURODIVERSITY emphasizes their positive dimensions, showing how people with ADHD, bipolar disorder, autism and other conditions have inherent evolutionary advantages that, matched with the appropriate environment or ecological niche, can help them achieve dignity and wholeness in their lives.

The Neuropsychology of Mathematics: Diagnosis and Intervention. Steven Feifer & Philip De Fina, $59.95

The Neuropsychology of Mathematics explores how young children learn and acquire basic mathematical skills from a brain-based educational perspective. There are discussions on three primary ways in which numbers are formatted in the brain, as well as the relationship between anxiety and mathematical performance during classroom learning situations.

The Neuropsychology of Reading Disorders: Diagnosis and Intervention. Steven Feifer & Philip De Fina, $42.95

The Neuropsychology of Reading Disorders discusses the various subtypes of dyslexia from a brain-behavioral perspective as opposed to the traditional discrepancy model. It includes in-depth material on:

• Neural Circuitry of Reading
• Subtypes of Dyslexia
• The 90 Minute Dyslexia Evaluation
• Remediation Techniques
• Case Studies, Teacher Checklists, Sample Tests

The Neuropsychology of Written Language Disorders: Diagnosis and Intervention. Steven Feifer & Philip De Fina, $47.95

The Neuropsychology of Written Language Disorders discusses both language based and non-language based written language disorders from a brain-based education model of learning. It is intended for school psychologists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, special educators and school administrators.

Also available as a set — all three titles by Steven Feifer & Philip De Fina, $122.95

No Mind Left Behind: Understanding and Fostering Executive Control—The Eight Essential Brain Skills Every Child Needs to Thrive. Adam Cox, $17.50

No Mind Left Behind is a program for helping children master the eight essential cognitive skills that are critical for success in life in work:

• Taking initiative • Screening out distractions • Organizing • Thinking flexibly

• Planning • Regulating emotions • Self-monitoring • Using memory effectively

Using case studies and anecdotes, Dr. Cox presents a comprehensive and practical plan for parents. The book addresses special-needs children as well as neurotypical children, and includes practical suggestions for parents and educators.

Organizing the Disorganized Child: Simple Strategies to Succeed in School. Martin Kutscher & Marcella Moran, $16.99

Is your child disorganized? Is it making you crazy? This book is your new best friend.

Overcoming Dyslexia: a New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level. Sally Shaywitz, $22.95

Dr. Shaywitz, one of the world's leading experts on reading and dyslexia, translates cutting-edge research into an easy-to-follow plan of action for children and adults with reading problems. Includes exercises, teaching aids, information on computer programs, and many other invaluable resources.

Parental Learning Disability and Children's Needs: Family Experiences and Effective Practice. Hedy Cleaver & Don Nicholson, $39.95

Parental Learning Disability and Children's Needs explores how to effectively assess children in families where one or more parent has a learning disability. These children often have unmet needs because their parents are more likely to be coping with co-morbidities like mental and/or physical illness, domestic violence or substance abuse.

This book, based on original research, looks into current social care practice and the support systems available to parents with learning disabilities, evaluating their effectiveness and examining their impact on the families affected. The authors present many case studies and point out perceived shortcomings, along with suggestions to improve current social care practice and promote the welfare of children in need.

Patterns of Learning Disorders: Working Systematically from Assessment to Intervention. David Wodrich & Ara Schmitt, $49.95

When pre-referral interventions fall short of resolving a student's learning difficulties, a comprehensive psycho-educational evaluation may be necessary. This user-friendly book provides school-based practitioners with a clear framework for assessment and evidence-based intervention planning. A step-by-step flow chart and 12 detailed case studies assist the reader in recognizing the patterns that identify specific learning problems related to IQ, information processing, and classroom performance.

The Power of Positive Talk: Words to Help Every Child Succeed. Jon Merritt & Douglas Bloch, $21.95

This revised and updated edition of a beloved classic makes affirmations easy to understand. It leads readers step-by-step through the process of helping kids turn off the negative voice within and activate the powerful "yes!" voice. Kids learn affirmations for all kinds of situations and challenges: school and academics, athletics, facing fears, feeling angry, getting teased, being depressed, and more. There are affirmations for specific developmental stages (from infancy through adolescence) and for special needs including learning differences, behavior disorders, and family problems.

Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success. Stan Shaw, Joseph Madaus & Lyman Dukes, $40.50

Enhanced with user-friendly tip boxes and illustrative vignettes, this book gives professionals comprehensive, accessible information on helping students make the transition to college, and laying the critical groundwork for future employment success.

The Promise of Response to Intervention: Evaluating Current Science and Practice.  Todd Glover & Sharon Vaughn, Editors, $44.95

As response to intervention (RTI) is adopted by increasing numbers of schools and districts, knowledge about "what works" continues to grow. This much-needed book analyzes the key components of RTI service delivery and identifies the characteristics of successful implementation. Critically reviewing the available research, leading authorities describe best practices in multi-tier intervention, assessment, and data-based decision making. Clear-cut recommendations are provided for implementing evidence-based interventions to support students' needs in reading, writing, math, and behavior. A state-of-the-art resource for K-12 practitioners and administrators, the book also will fill a unique niche in graduate-level courses.

Reading Strategies for Elementary Students with Learning Difficulties: Strategies for RTI. William Bender & Martha Larkin, $71.95

This one-stop resource provides teachers with a ready reference of interventions to provide targeted reading instruction for students with learning difficulties.

Ready or Not, Here Life Comes. Mel Levine, $19.00

Dr. Mel Levine, pediatrician and author, addresses the question of why some youngsters make a successful transition into adulthood while others do not. In recent years, we have experienced an epidemic of career un-readiness as too many young people begin what he calls "the startup years" unprepared for the challenge of initiating a productive life. Parents and schools often raise children in a highly structured world of overscheduled activities, meeting kids' demands for immediate gratification but leaving them unable to cope on their own. Instead of making a smooth transition into adulthood, many youngsters find themselves trapped in their teenage years, traveling down the wrong career road, unable to function in the world of work. These young people have failed, says Dr. Levine, to properly assess their strengths and weaknesses and have never learned the basics of choosing and advancing through the stages of a career … Insightful, wise, and compassionate, Ready or Not, Here Life Comes is a powerful commentary on our times and a book that can help adolescents and startup adults — with an assist from parents and educators — to spring from the starting gate of adulthood.

The Resistant Learner: Helping Your Child Knock Down the Barriers to School Success. Lawrence Greene, $16.95

Addressing the emotional and academic needs of kids in grades four through twelve, Lawrence Greene examines the counterproductive behaviors and attitudes that undermine academic performance, diminish self-esteem and limit educational and career options. Each chapter focuses on a particular deficit area and offers accessible, hands-on methods for parents to guide and mentor their struggling child. Parents learn how to:

• Help their child identify natural talents and use them when learning
• Choose a democratic or autocratic approach to modifying behavior
• Use the DIBS system to solve problems
• Open an effective dialogue with their child
• Express positive expectations and affirm and praise effort and progress
• And much more…

Revealing Minds: Assessing to Understand and Support Struggling Learners. Craig Pohlman, $32.99

Revealing Minds is a practical, hands-on guide to assessing learning problems, based on the approach of All Kinds of Minds, the groundbreaking nonprofit institute co-founded by Mel Levine. Author Craig Pohlman shows how to discover hidden factors—such as language functioning, memory ability, or attention control—that are impeding a student’s learning. It goes beyond labels and categories to help readers understand what's really going on with their students and create useful learning plans. Providing scores of real-life examples, definitions of key terms, helpful diagrams, tables, and sample assessments, Pohlman offers a useful roadmap for educators, psychologists, and other professionals to implement the All Kinds of Minds approach in their own assessments.

RTI in the Classroom: Guidelines and Recipes for Success, K-5. Rachel Brown-Chidsey, Louise Bronaugh & Kelly McGraw, $40.95

Written expressly for teachers, this book is jam-packed with tools and strategies for integrating response to intervention (RTI) into everyday instruction in grades K-5. Numerous real-world examples connect RTI concepts to what teachers already know to help them provide effective instruction for all students, including struggling learners. Drawing on extensive classroom experience, the authors:

• Explain the core features of RTI and what they look like in action
• Describe evidence-based instructional methods for reading, writing, math, and behavior
• Show how to fit assessment and progress monitoring into the busy school day
• Present color-coded intervention recipes for all three tiers of RTI implementation
• Provide hands-on tools and 50 reproducibles, with a large format and sturdy wire binding for ease of use

The Secret Life of the Dyslexic Child. Robert Frank & Kathryn Livingston, $21.95

In The Secret Life of the Dyslexic Child, you will come discover what the dyslexic child goes through every day in their struggles with things you take for granted, such as reading, writing, memory, and following directions. Dr. Robert Frank takes the reader inside the emotions and frustrations of the dyslexic child and helps parents coach their child to:

• Improve academic achievement
• Get support from friends and family
• Establish solid work and study habits
• Focus on abilities and strengths
• Set and meet personal goals
• Build self-esteem and confidence

The 6 Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities: Ready-to-Use Activities to Help Kids with Learning Disabilities Succeed in School and in Life. The Frostig Center, foreword by Richard Lavoie, $35.95

Based on a 20-year study conducted by researchers at the Frostig Center, this book identifies the six attributes that lead to success for children with learning disabilities: and presents structured activities that foster these traits in students:

• self-awareness
• pro-activity
• Perseverance
• goal-setting
• social support systems
• and emotional coping strategies

Each of the 60 fun, ready-to-use activities contains a lesson plan and reproducible student worksheet, complete with modifications, accommodations, and helpful teaching tips. This easy-to-use resource helps children with LD develop skills to be successful in school and beyond.

Solution-Focused RTI: a Positive and Personalized Approach to Response to Intervention, Grades K-8.  Linda Metcalf, $39.95

Linda Metcalf provides an effective approach to Response-to-Intervention using a "solution-focused" method, which emphasizes a student's strengths rather than his or her weaknesses. This important book guides educators to identify exceptions to students' learning problems and design personalized interventions that can help those students succeed. This book provides teachers with the basic building blocks of the solution-focused approach and offers step-by-step guidelines for identifying exceptions, designing interventions, and implementing a three-tiered Response-to-Intervention process.

Some Assembly Required: a Guidebook for Learners (SOAR). Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO), $26.85 set of three workbooks; The SOAR Teacher's Guide, $12.00. Grades 6 to 9.

These three workbooks, designed for kids in grades 6 to 9, help young people with LDs to understand:

• how people learn and different learning styles
• how a learning disability interferes with learning and what can be done to help
• how to break down school tasks into three areas (daily work, studying & tests, and projects & assignments) and how students can approach each area
• how to prepare for the changes and choices that will come in high school
• strategies for staying organized and on top of schoolwork
• Individual Education Plans and accommodations

The SOAR Teacher's Guide gives a through overview of the three books, suggestions for presentation and conversation moderation, as well as an informative section on The Emotional Classroom and Techniques That Work.

SOAR HS: Some Assembly Required High School. LDAO, $14.00

Some Assembly Required: High School is about learning and learning disabilities, written for teens. Developed by the LDAO, SOAR HS explores the state of education for teens in 2006. Some of the concepts explored are:

• how non-standard learners have been underestimated in the past
• how that misjudgment has caused unnecessary pain for many students
• what's happening right now in the education system to make things better
• the huge diversity of learning styles and abilities, and the value of each
• what learning disabilities are how they impact on a person's life

A Special Education: One Family’s Journey Through the Maze of Learning Disabilities. Dana Buchman, $17.00

The celebrated designer Dana Buchman knew almost nothing about “learning differences” when her daughter, Charlotte, was diagnosed with disabilities as a toddler. She soon discovered that the hard work and determination that had taken her from the Ivy League to her own fashion label wouldn’t be enough to deal with Charlotte’s disabilities; she would have to acquire a new skill set to be able to see Charlotte as a person with unique abilities. A Special Education is an inspiring account of one mother’s journey to acceptance and understanding, as well as a family’s triumph over daunting circumstances.

Strategies for Organization: Preparing for Homework and the Real World. Michelle Garcia Winner, $69.95 (DVD & Handout Booklet)

This 3.5 hour DVD and handout booklet features the highlights of Michelle's popular all day workshop on this same topic … The primary focus of this workshop is on laying out 10 steps of organization students need to engage in to build successful study systems. The workshop also introduces concepts to better understand what type of organizational problems students have (static versus dynamic), while encouraging us to consider whether our own approach is product or process oriented.”

A handout booklet comes with every DVD, providing concrete examples of worksheets which can be used to teach more specific organizational concept. This DVD is appropriate for parents, regular education teachers, special education teachers, SLP's, OT's, paraprofessionals, administrators and anyone else who helps all students to learn to cope in the real world.

Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities. Robert Reid & Torri Ortiz Lienemann, $33.50

Practical and accessible, this book provides the first step-by-step guide to cognitive strategy instruction, which has been shown to be one of the most effective instructional techniques for students with learning problems. Presented are proven strategies that students can use to improve their self-regulated learning, study skills, and performance in specific content areas, including written language, reading, and math. Clear directions for teaching the strategies in the elementary or secondary classroom are accompanied by sample lesson plans and many concrete examples. Enhancing the book's hands-on utility are more than 20 reproducible worksheets and forms.

Teaching Children Who Struggle with Mathematics: a Systematic Approach to Analysis and Correction. Helene Sherman, Lloyd Richardson & George Yard, $38.95

Rich with case studies and assorted examples, this brief, targeted text is dedicated to helping teachers address the cognitive needs of children in Grades 1-6 who do not understand mathematical concepts and/or are not as skillful as they should be with those concepts. The authors present a systematic, three-step approach to assess students' math strengths and weaknesses and plan instruction accordingly.

Teaching Language Arts, Math, and Science to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities. Diane Browder & Fred Spooner, editors, $62.95

The first major research-to-practice resource on this critical topic, this text goes beyond functional and access skills and shows educators how to make the general curriculum accessible to students of all ages with significant cognitive disabilities. Twenty-five of the best-known researchers in the field prepare educators to:

• adapt lessons in language arts, math, and science for students with disabilities
• identify meaningful instructional content
• create effective learning environments through instructional procedures such as peer tutoring, cooperative learning, and co-teaching
• set appropriate expectations for student achievement
• align instruction with state content standards and alternate assessment

For each content area, future teachers will get a solid research foundation blended with teaching examples, guidelines, and helpful figures and tables. A timely textbook for pre-service educators and a valuable reference for in-service teachers seeking guidance, this important resource will raise expectations for students with disabilities and ensure their progress in key academic areas.

Teaching Mathematics Meaningfully: Solutions for Reaching Struggling Learners. David Allsopp, Maggie Kyger & LouAnn Lovin, $35.95

Making math concepts understandable is a challenge, one that's more complex when a classroom includes students with learning difficulties. With this highly practical resource, teachers will have just what they need to teach a critical content area with confidence: research-based strategies that really work with students who have learning disabilities, ADHD, or mild cognitive disabilities. With this timely book filled with invaluable strategies adaptable for grades K–12 educators will know just what to teach and how to teach it to students with learning difficulties.

Teaching Mathematics to Middle School Students with Learning Difficulties. Marjorie Montague & Asha K. Jitendra, editors, $30.50

A highly practical resource for special educators and classroom teachers, this book provides specific instructional guidance illustrated with vignettes, examples, and sample lesson plans … While focusing on classroom instruction, the book also includes guidelines for developing high-quality middle school mathematics programs and evaluating their effectiveness.

Teaching Maths to Pupils with Different Learning Styles. Tandi Clausen-May, $46.95

Some pupils find even basic concepts in mathematics difficult to grasp and it can be a challenge to make lessons accessible to all. Teaching Maths to Pupils with Different Learning Styles offers practicing teachers a range of approaches to making mathematics clear for struggling students. It looks at the different ways in which math can be taught so that pupils with different learning styles can be stimulated. Math becomes visible and tangible — not something that just lies flat on the page.

Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties. Janette Klingner, Sharon Vaughn, & Alison Boardman, $30.50

A highly practical resource for the classroom, this book offers clear, research-based recommendations for helping students at all grade levels understand and learn from what they read. Explaining the skills and strategies that good readers use to comprehend text, the authors show how to support struggling students in developing these skills. They present a variety of effective assessment procedures, ways to enhance vocabulary instruction and teach students about different text structures, and instructional practices that promote comprehension before, during, and after reading. Special features include discussion questions in every chapter and reproducible instructional materials and lesson plans.

Teaching Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia: Lessons from Teaching and Science. Virginia Berninger & Beverly Wolf, $40.50

How can teachers provide effective literacy instruction for students with learning differences—while meeting the needs of all students in the class? This accessible textbook answers that question for every K–12 educator. Teaching Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia covers the three learning disabilities that require differentiated instruction (dysgraphia, dyslexia and oral & written language learning disability) and prepares educators to teach students with learning differences in explicit, reflective, and intellectually engaging ways.

Teaching Tips for Kids with Dyslexia. Sherrill Flora, $21.50

This teacher/parent resource has a wealth of practical ideas and teaching strategies that can help children with dyslexia and other reading disabilities become successful readers.

Teaching Word Recognition: Effective Strategies for Students with Learning Difficulties. Rollanda O'Connor, $29.95

Most struggling readers, including those with reading disabilities, have difficulties recognizing printed words. This unique, lucidly written book synthesizes the research on how children learn to read words skillfully and translates it into step-by-step strategies for the classroom. The author demonstrates how to plan and implement a coordinated series of lessons that address letter-sound pairings, decoding and blending, multi-syllabic words, sight words, and fluency. The proven techniques presented are applicable across the primary grades; in addition, specific guidance is offered for working with older children who are having difficulties.

Test Success: Test-Taking and Study Strategies for All Students, Including Those with ADD and LD. Blythe Grossberg, $24.95

Test Success provides sure-fire ways to improve study strategies and test performance of students in middle school, high school, and first-year college students.

Understanding Controversial Therapies for Children with Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Other Learning Disabilities: a Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Lisa Kurtz, $19.95

Understanding Controversial Therapies covers a wide variety of mind-body interventions and manipulative techniques, as well as energy therapies, biologically based methods, and alternative medical systems. For each approach, the author provides a detailed description of what the treatment involves, which professionals will be working with the child, and an explanation of the rationale behind the therapy. She also offers advice on who to approach for treatment, and includes a list of recommended resources and useful contacts for further information.

Understanding Motor Skills in Children with Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism, and Other Learning Disabilities: a Guide to Improving Coordination. Lisa Kurtz, $19.95

Children with learning disabilities often have coordination problems that make everyday activities such as mealtimes, dressing, playing sports, and learning to write challenging.

This accessible manual for parents and professionals offers advice on how to recognize normal and abnormal motor development, when and how to seek help and specific teaching strategies to assist children with coordination difficulties in succeeding in the classroom, playground, and at home. Full of practical help, this is essential reading for anyone caring for, or working with, children with developmental motor concerns.

What Is Dyslexia? — a Book Explaining Dyslexia for Kids and Adults to Use Together. Alan Hultquist, $14.95

Designed to help adults explain dyslexia to children, the book provides information about all the most common types of dyslexia: trouble with sounds, trouble remembering how letters and words look, trouble finding words, and mixed dyslexia. He deals with the basic facts and adopts a style which is accessible to children without talking down to them. Includes clear examples which children will be able to understand, as well as activities for parents to do with their children.

Why Is Math So Hard for Some Children? The Nature and Origins of Mathematical Learning Difficulties and Disabilities. Edited by Daniel. Berch & Michèle Mazzocco, $51.50

Based on the most current research available, this highly informative book gives readers the foundation they need to advance research, teaching strategies, and policies that identify struggling students—and to begin developing appropriate practices that really help these students improve their math skills.

Writing Assessment and Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities, Grades K-12. Nancy Mather, Barbara Wendling & Rhia Roberts, $41.95

Research-based, classroom-tested strategies to help students of all ability levels improve writing skills. Includes 100+ student writing samples with guidelines for analysis.

Your Struggling Child: a Guide to Understanding & Advocating for Your Child with Learning, Behavior or Emotional Problems. Robert Newby, $17.50

Here is a practical, compassionate book parents can turn to when they first recognize that their child has a "problem" but aren't sure what it is or where to seek help. This book explains the different and overlapping symptoms of learning, mood, and behavior disorders and guides parents in getting the right diagnosis and treatment. Clear and comprehensive, this supportive guide will be every parent's first line of defense in helping a troubled child.