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RECOMMENDED READING FOR PARENTS

About Dyslexia by Priscilla Vail

A Language Yardstick: Understanding and Assessment by Priscilla Vail

Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning About Print – A Summary by Marilyn Adams, Ph.D.

Better IEPs: How to Develop Legally Correct and Educationally Useful Programs by Barbara Bateman, Ph.D. and Mary Anne Linden, J.D.,

Clear and Lively Writing by Priscilla Vail

Common Ground by Priscilla Vail

Dyslexia in Adults by Kathleen Nosek

Dyslexia Testing: A Process, Not a Score by Regina G. Richards, M.A.                                                   
Dyslexia:Theory & Practice of Remedial Instruction by Diane Brewster Clark and Joanna Kellogg Uhry

Eli: The Boy Who Hated to Write – Understanding Dysgraphia by Regina G. Richards, M.A

Emotion: The Off/On Switch by Priscilla Vail

Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It by Jane M. Healy, Ph.D.

Failure to Connect by Jane M. Healy, Ph.D

Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligencesby Howard Gardner, Ph.D.                                             
Homework Heroes Grades K-2 by Drew Johnson and Cynthia Johnson

Homework Heroes Grades 3-5 by Drew Johnson and Cynthia Johnson

Homework Heroes Grades 6-8 by Drew Johnson and Cynthia Johnson

In the Mind’s Eye by Thomas West

Laughing Allegra by Anne Ford

L.E.A.R.N.: Playful Strategies for All Students by Regina G. Richards, M.A.

Learning Disabilities:  A Family Affair by Betty Osman, Ph.D.

Learning Disabilities and the Law byPeter S. Latham, J.D. and Patricia H. Latham, J.D.

Learning Styles by Priscilla Vail

No Child Left Behind by Peter Wright, Esq., W.D., Heath Wright

No One to Play With: The Social Problems of LD and ADD Children by Betty Osman, Ph.D.

Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.

Parenting a Struggling Reader bySusan L. Hall and Louisa C. Moats, Ed. D.

Raising Resilient Children by Robert Brooks, Ph.D. and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D

Reading Comprehension: Students’ Needs & Teachers’ Tools by Priscilla Vail

Smart Kids with School Problems by Priscilla Vail

Straight Talk About Reading by Susan L. Hall and Louisa C. Moats, Ed.D.

Students with Learning Disabilities by Cecil Mercer, Ed.D.

The Dyslexic Scholar: Helping Your Child Succeed in the School Systemby Kathleen Nosek

The Scientist in the Crib by Alison Gopnik, Ph.D.

The Many Faces of Dyslexiaby Margaret Rawson, M.A.
 
The Misunderstood Child by Larry Silver, M.D.

To Read or Not to Read: Answers to All Your Questions About Dyslexiaby Daphne Hurford

Understanding Learning Disabilities: A Parent Guide and Workbook by Mary Louise Trusdell and Inge W. Horowitz

Understanding Learning Disabilities: A Parent Guide and Workbook 3-Ring Binderby Mary Louise Trusdell and Inge W. Horowitz

What Reading Research Tells Us About Children with Diverse Learning Needs by Deborah Simmons, Ph.D. and Edward Kame’enui, Ph.D.
 
What’s Wrong With Me? by Regina Cicci, Ph.D.

When Writing’s a Problem: Understanding Dysgraphia and Helpful Hints for Reluctant Writers by Regina G. Richards, M.A.

When You Worry About the Child You Love: Emotional and Learning Problems in Children by Edward Hallowell, M.D.

Words Fail Me by Priscilla Vail

Wrightslaw: Special Education Law From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide by Peter Wright, Esq., W.D. and Pamela Darr Wright, M.A.

Your Child’s Growing Mind: A Practical Guide to Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescenceby Jane M. Healy, Ph.D.

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