A Parent's Guide to Learning Difficulties

AUTHOR : Peter Westwood
Category : Learning Difficulties & Learning Behaviour > General >
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Description

"A Parent's Guide to Learning Difficulties" will help you help your child to learn. It provides parents with a clear explanation of the many causes of children's problems in learning, and contains jargon-free and practical advice for helping children with reading, writing and mathematics. It also explains how previously proven and effective methods can be implemented in home-tutoring situations, as well as in school.While the focus is on ordinary children with general learning difficulties, the book also provides important information about teaching and managing children with intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities, as well as autism."A Parent's Guide to Learning Difficulties" is full of links to some great online information resources and references to books that you can use to help your child learn.

Author description

Dr Peter Westwood has been an Associate Professor of Education and has taught all ages groups, in schools, colleges and universities around the world. He holds awards for excellence in teaching from Flinders University in South Australia and from the University of Hong Kong. Peter has published many books and articles on the subject of learning and learning difficulties, and is currently an educational consultant working out of Macau, China.

Stock Information

General Fields

  • : 9780864318404
  • : 112002
  • : 112002
  • : February 2008
  • : 235mm X 154mm X 10mm
  • : Australia
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 144
  • : 371.9
  • : Paperback
  • : Peter Westwood