Lifeskills 4 Kids

Featuring a positive and friendly approach, this book is written for children ages 8-13 with learning disabilities. It defines learning disabilities, illustrates the different types, and explains where they come from, while providing reassurance without overwhelming the child. It also describes the effects they have on young people's behavior, performance, and emotions.

Highlighted with a first-person account by a child with a learning disability and a special chapter on computers for the learning disabled, Many Ways to Learn offers suggestions for coping with the educational, psychological, and social problems that learning disabilities can cause.

There are lots of tips and strategies for success at school, homework, and studying for and taking tests given for each type of disability. The message is that kids with learning disabilities have average or above-average intelligence: they just find it difficult to learn in a particular areas. With some help from school and family- and a little extra work on their part - they can do as well as anyone else.