Living with a Learning Disability, Revised Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0809316684 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Good presentation of non-academic aspects of LD Cordoni wrote from the perspective of her job as coordinator of a support program for LD students at Southern Illinois University. The students she describes are college undergraduates. Target audience: parents and anyone who works with LD students.Dr. Cordoni addresses what she calls the "social skills" deficits of LD college students. In fact, the book deals with certain personality traits that
people are often limited in their ability to acquire those behavioral and verbal skills that we all must learn and that we are rarely consciously taught. person.. While the first edition was well received critically on its publication in 1987 and frequently reprinted, Barbara Cordoni now offers a new edition of Living with a Learning Disability revised in light of readers’ suggestions, which often began with the question, How long have you been living in my house?” Countless people with learning disabilities and their families shared their experiences with Cordoni, who has made their pain, hope, and success part of her new book. In the intensity of their efforts to address the specific learning disabilities of their children, parents and teachers can forget that people with learning disabilities must also learn daily living skills. son and daughter, Cordoni presents techniques, counsel, and case studies to guide counselors, teachers, and parents in their efforts to assist their L.D. Drawing on decades of research, teaching, and the parenting of her L.D. L.D
Writing of the first edition, Betty Osman, author of Learning Disabilities: A Family Affair and No One to Play With: The Social Side of L.D., states: The book says it all a treasure trove a superb piece of work in every way.”