| Description |
1 online resource (268 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Preface, a clue -- Introduction, a users' manual -- Before I knew I needed to go on a trip -- Road work ahead -- Thinking, feeling and dealing -- School zone, the trouble with school -- College bound? -- Good balancing act -- Fueling up for the trip -- Mapping out a road to success -- Child on board, directions for parenting -- Almost there, then a rock slide |
| Summary |
At the age of 32, when she was finally diagnosed with severe dyslexia, Linda G. Tessler's word fluency tested on a third-grade level. Yet, in spite of the challenges, she earned a Ph. D. and became a clinical psychologist. [This book] is ... her lifelong struggles with dyslexia. Interspersed is ... advice and practical strategies -- culled from her experiences as a psychologist and scholar specializing in learning disabilities and as the parent of a son who struggles with dyslexia. Bringing together ... psychological principles with personal knowledge, Tessler has created a unique ... resource guide ...-Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-265) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Dyslexia -- United States -- Personal narratives
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Dyslexics -- United States -- Biography
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Learning disabilities -- United States
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EDUCATION -- Special Education -- Communicative Disorders.
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Dyslexia
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Dyslexics
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Learning disabilities
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Personal narratives
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781605572574 |
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1605572578 |
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