A Parent's Guide to Learning Difficulties

How to help your child

Peter Westwood

A Parent's Guide to Learning Difficulties provides parents with a clear explanation of the numerous causes of children's problems in learning. The practical advice on methods for helping children in key areas such as reading, writing, spelling and mathematics can be implemented in home tutoring situations as well as in school. The emphasis throughout the book is on teaching methods that have been proved by research to be effective.
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1001 Great Ideas

For Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk

Winner of the 2006 Teachers’ Choice Award, 1001 Great Ideas will quickly become your “go-to” resource. It’s full of try-it-now solutions that have worked for thousands of children struggling with sensory, communication, social, behaviour, self-care issues and more.
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Aspergers and Girls

Tony Attwood, Temple Grandin et al

Because the majority of those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders are boys and men, the voices of girls on the spectrum have been practically inaudible—until now. At long last, here is a book that provides women on the autism spectrum the opportunity to tell the world about their experiences, good and bad.
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Everybody's Different

A positive approach to teaching about health, puberty, body image, nutrition, self-esteem and obesity prevention

Dr Jenny O'dea

Weight and body image concerns in children and adolescents are increasing. Overall body dissatisfaction in young people has increased dramatically in the last few decades, with a heightened prevalence of dieting, eating disorders, obsessive exercise and steroid abuse.

Everybody's Different details how to apply a proven selfesteem approach in schools, community settings and clinical situations to improve body image conceptions, prevent eating disorders and obesity, and foster health, nutrition and physical activity in young people.
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The Millennial Adolescent

Nan Bahr and Donna Pendergast

Teachers play a pivotal role in the lives of adolescents. In a formal capacity, they are charged with the responsibility to educate young people to live as active, informed and engaged members of society. In aspiring to this vision, teachers perform as mentors and role models; collaborators and guides; disciplinarians and managers; assessors and designers.
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Say & Glue for Language & Listening Fun Sheets

Alyson D. Price

Your early learners have a chance to be in cut and paste heaven while they listen and learn six important language skills. Includes easy-to-follow instructions and extension activities.
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Grandparents, Grandchildren and the Generation in between

Gay Ochiltree

Becoming a grandparent is something that most people look forward to when the time comes. Some grandparents have a wonderful and fulfilling relationship with their grandchildren, some are expected to do too much, some have to bring up their grandchildren when the parents are incapable of doing so, and some grandparents lose touch with grandchildren after the separation and divorce of the parents.
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After Abuse

Gita Mammen

An increasing number of adult survivors are seeking healthcare that is specific to their childhood sexual abuse. Many practitioners feel inadequately trained to cope with such a complex issue and the availability of affordable specialists does not match the need. Specific training in such work is still not available and a general appreciation is lacking that healthcare for the adult mental health issues of survivors needs to be abuse specific.
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