The Learning Disabilities Trap : How to Save Your Child from the Perils of Special Education
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0809230607 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Harlow G. Unger is the author of six books on education, including the Encyclopedia of American Education which was honored by the editors of Booklist and by the Reference Users' Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association as one of the best reference works published in 1996.
L. Stratton said Run, don't walk, away from this book!. This book is dangerously erroneous and misleading.Just a few (very few) examples:On page 1Run, don't walk, away from this book! This book is dangerously erroneous and misleading.Just a few (very few) examples:On page 13 Unger says that children diagnosed as learning disabled are entitled to a free and appropriate special education program that must be approved by the parent (I won't even get started on the holes in that statement), then goes on to say "If the parent demands a program the school district cannot provide and can prove the child needs that program, in many instances the district must still pay for it, . Unger says that children diagnosed as learning disabled are entitled to a free and appropriate special education program that must be approved by the parent (I won't even get started on the holes in that statement), then goes on to say "If the parent demands a program the school district cannot provide and can prove the child needs that program, in many instances the district must still pay for it, . Garden Express Books said Comprehensive details on traps for students in spec ed. I am surprised to see such a low rating on a book that changed my classroom dynamic. Details about learning styles and how to save our children who are not being serviced in their special education program were priceless.
About the AuthorHarlow G. Unger is the author of six books on education, including the Encyclopedia of American Education which was honored by the editors of Booklist and by the Reference Users' Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association as one of the best reference works published in 1996.
It also includes core curriculum milestones by which parents can evaluate their children's progress and lists of organizations and schools that can help. Why do educators seek to label more than one-third of our nation's schoolchildren as "learning disabled" when clearly they are not? This practical, easy-to-use book answers that question and shows parents of school-age children: how to distinguish between normal learning differences and true learning disabilities how to have your child properly evaluated at the first sign of a learning difficulty how to help your child convert learning differences into learning advantages how to select the right school or program for your child how to stimulate your child's intellectual development from infancy onward to enhance progress in school. Harlow Unger is a former journalist and the author of six books on education, including the three-volume Encyclopedia of American Education, which was cited by Reference Users' Ser