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Bright Minds, Poor Grades: Understanding and Motivating Your Underachieving Child. 2001. Whitley, Michael D.
Offers a ten-step program to motivate the unmotivated child to succeed in school and life.
Dr. Sylvia Rimms’’s Smart Parenting: How to Parent So Children Will Learn. 1996. Rimm, S.B.
Expert advice on raising children in an environment that supports
achievement and learning from preschool to high school.
A Kid Just Like Me: A Father and Son Overcome the Challenges of ADD and Learning Disabilities. 2001. Roseman, B.
A father and a son with ADD and learning disabilities describe in concrete terms a system that helps each cope with learning to read. A positive hope-filled approach.
The Learning Disabilities Trap: How to Save Your Child from the Perils of Special Education. 1998. Unger, H.G.
Addresses the distinction between normal learning differences and learning
disabilities and suggests how to select a school or program to support your child’’s intellectual progress. Includes lists of helpful programs, schools and organizations.
The Misunderstood Child: A Guide for Parents of Children and Adolescents with
Learning Disabilities. 1998. Silver, L.B.
Addresses a wide range of issues connected to learning disabilities such as
medication, social problems, state and federal regulations, as well as college options. Lists resources and organizations.
School Survival Guide for Kids with LD. 1993. Cummings, R. Woods, G. L. Fisher & P. Esperland.
Effective suggestions to enable a child to be his own advocate. Easy to read for parent and child (third grade level) to improve organization, reading, spelling and classroom performance.
To Read or Not to Read: Answers to All Your Questions about Dyslexia. 1999. Hurford, D.M.
Uses stories of well-known dyslexics to illustrate the nature of the problem and to suggest adjustments to educational programs to meet individual needs. Includes list of institutions which work with dyslexics.