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Parents and teachers of gifted students with learning disabilities should be grateful for this definitive work on "conundrum kids"the superb writer who can't add, the talented speech maker who can't write legibly. Chapters on young children provide practical suggestions and ideas for parents trying to decide when the child should start school and teachers trying to cope. The work also covers students up through college and deals with the topics of visual learning, motor functioning, auditory learning, language and learning, and psychological problems. Strategies for dealing with standardized tests and conquering the world of college are also included. An annotated bibliography completes this hallmark work. Joanne Troutner, Tippecanoe Sch. Corp., Lafayette, Ind.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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For the frustrated parents of "Conundrum Kids," bright children whose overall academic performance does not match their intellectual capabilities. Concise and authoritative, this much-needed guide is a welcome resource for parents, and teachers.
Parents and teachers of gifted students with learning disabilities should be grateful for this definitive work on "conundrum kids"the superb writer who can't add, the talented speech maker who can't write legibly. Chapters on young children provide practical suggestions and ideas for parents trying to decide when the child should start school and teachers trying to cope. The work also covers students up through college and deals with the topics of visual learning, motor functioning, auditory learning, language and learning, and psychological problems. Strategies for dealing with standardized tests and conquering the world of college are also included. An annotated bibliography completes this hallmark work. Joanne Troutner, Tippecanoe Sch. Corp., Lafayette, Ind.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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For the frustrated parents of "Conundrum Kids," bright children whose overall academic performance does not match their intellectual capabilities. Concise and authoritative, this much-needed guide is a welcome resource for parents, and teachers.
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The jagged learning profile of a conundrum kid looks like a cross section of the Alps. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
conundrum kids, smart kids with school problems, many smart kids, smart kid with school problems, weak visual memory, psychological availability, auditory learning, handwriting problems, gifted thinkers, psychoeducational evaluation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Clyde, New York, Theodore Sizer, United States, William James New!
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- Frames Of Mind: The Theory Of Multiple Intelligences by Howard E. Gardner on 5 pages
- Helping Children Overcome Learning Difficulties: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents and Teachers by Jerome Rosner on 4 pages
- World of the Gift by Priscilla L. Vail in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Recipe for Reading (Revised and Expanded) by Nina Traub on page 130, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Test of Auditory Analysis Skills by Jerome Rosner on page 102, and Back Matter
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- Early Gifts: Recognizing and Nurturing Children's Talents by Paula Olszewski Kubilius in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Solving School Problems: A Guide for Parents & Educators: Kindergarten Through Middle School by Elaine K. McEwan on page 128, and Back Matter
- Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented (Revised and Updated Edition) by Susan Winebrenner on page 214
- Is it "Just a Phase"? by Susan Anderson Swedo on page 208
- Learning to Learn by Carolyn Olivier in Back Matter
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