Resources for Parents of Learning Center Students

Learning Center Book Corner for Parents

• Learning to Learn, by Gloria Frender, Strengthening Study Skills and Brain Power

• The Primal Teen, What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell us About our Kids, by Barbara Strauch

• How to Have Intelligent and Creative Conversations with Your Kids, by Jane M. Healy

• It is So Much Work to be Your Friend, by Dr. Mel Levine

• Peterson’s Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or ADD

• New Social Story Book by Carol Gray. Rehearse and Train children how to deal with bullying

• Ask and Tell—Self Advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum by Ruth Elaine Joyner Hane

Helpful Resources on the Web for Parents of Learning Center Students

• www.nild.org (National Institute for Learning Development)

• www.chadd.org (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

• www.ldonline.org (LD Online)

• www.interdys.org (International Dyslexia Association)

• www.rfbd.org (Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic)