Describes various learning disabilities, such as attention deficit disorder, fine motor problems, and difficulties with visual information, and offers positive advice on how to cope.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6-Yet another book in the growing collection of materials written about and for children with learning differences. Hall succinctly defines learning disabilities with a good sports analogy: how one can play basketball and yet not baseball. He describes the characteristics of various types of disabilities, and then, rather than telling what teachers can do to help children, explains what young people themselves might do, especially regarding their attitudes. He then gives some general advice for coping with a disability. Hall stresses that not all things work for all people, including medicine. He does not offer as many helpful suggestions as Gary Fisher and Rhoda Cummings's The Survival Guide for Kids with LD (Free Spirit, 1990), and is not as detailed as Jacqueline L. Harris's Learning Disorders (21st Century, 1993). Sentences are short and precise, making Living with Learning Disabilities easier to read than a book with more information. It is an effective introduction for children and adults just facing questions related to what a learning disability is and what to do about it.
Margaret C. Howell, West Springfield Elementary School, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Margaret C. Howell, West Springfield Elementary School, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Gr. 5-8. Although its format is much less appealing than Fisher and Cummings' Survival Guide for Kids with LD (1990), this is still a useful book to have on hand. Written by a pediatrician, it's a combination of background information and coping strategies. After explaining briefly what learning disabilities are not (not psychological problems or mental retardation, etc.), Hall examines in straightforward, easy-to-understand fashion what they are and what causes them, and he sets down the main characteristics of several of the more common types. He makes it clear there are no quick fixes--hard work is a must, and medication may or may not help--but he still manages to be encouraging, supplying not only specific learning strategies, but also some wise words on keeping a positive attitude. A book that answers some important questions without overwhelming readers in detail or sugar-coating the facts. Stephanie Zvirin
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