The Courage to Learn Differently

The Courage to Learn Differently: Life Stories, Effective Practices, Breakthrough Activities reveals howyour child or student with a learning disability has natural strengths and preferred ways of learning that can bejust as important for parents and teachers to understand, as the disabilities themselves.As you follow the life of Matthew Cox, one of the authors (who is learning disabled), you'll learn the many typesof social, emotional, and educational challenges that your child or...
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The Courage to Learn Differently: Life Stories, Effective Practices, Breakthrough Activities reveals howyour child or student with a learning disability has natural strengths and preferred ways of learning that can bejust as important for parents and teachers to understand, as the disabilities themselves.As you follow the life of Matthew Cox, one of the authors (who is learning disabled), you'll learn the many typesof social, emotional, and educational challenges that your child or student may face while growing up. Withineach chapter, you'll gain communication skills, support tools, and teaching strategies to guide you in helpingyour child navigate those challenges, in ways that are fully customized to your own child's natural gifts andstrengths, including his or her preferred ways to learn.Eye-opening, step-by-step activities and advice throughout will show you how to help your child or studentbuild the resilience, self-esteem, and self-advocacy skills that will empower your child to better relate to youand others, better learn from you and others, and feel more personally supported throughout his or her childhoodand young adulthood.