Author(s): Cheryl Gerson Tuttle,Penny Hutchins Paquette,Arlene Hirschfelder
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 312
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Language: English
Date Published: 2003-01-29
Dimensions: 186 x 262 x 26mm
Publication City/Country: Lanham, MD, United States
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This accessible resource offers the tools for taking a proactive role in identifying, understanding and overcoming the obstacles facing teens with a wide variety of learning disabilities, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyscalculia, and dyslexia. Assistive technology that aid students' learning such as Optical Character Recognition (OCR) systems, screen reading software, books on tape, and electronic notebooks are covered. The most recent research on brain structure and function, and the role they play in learning disabilities is presented, as well as a step-by-step guide to test reports, so that teens can understand how their disabilities are diagnosed.