Parenting Bright Kids Who Struggle in School - A Strength-Based Approach to Helping Your Child Thrive and Succeed

Parenting Bright Kids Who Struggle in School guides parents through the challenging and often unfamiliar landscape of raising kids who have been labeled with learning differences, including dyslexia, ADHD, autism, sensory processing disorder, and more.

List of contents

Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction A Child's Cry for Help Part I: From Surviving to Thriving Chapter 1 Not Like the Others Chapter 2 Turning the Tide Part II: Changing the Mindset Chapter 3 Mindset Is Key Chapter 4 The Deceptive Language of Disability Part III: A New Way of Thinking Chapter 5 From High School Dropout to Harvard Scientist Chapter 6 Jaggedness: The Norm, Not the Exception Chapter 7 Context: The Key to Unlocking Talent Chapter 8 Pathways: Always More Than One Part IV: The Way Ahead Chapter 9 Success Stories Chapter 10 Case Studies Chapter 11 The Coming Revolution Recommended Resources References Appendix A Understanding the Psych-Ed Report Appendix B Sample Psych-Ed Report About the Author

About the author

Dewey Rosetti became an advocate for all children who learn differently after seeing firsthand how a special school for kids with dyslexia transformed hundreds of kids, including her own daughter, into confident learners.

Product details

• Authors: Dewey Rosetti
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2020
• EAN: 9781646320332
• ISBN: 978-1-64632-033-2
• No. of pages: 194
• Weight: 360 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; HEALTH & FITNESS / Children's Health, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / Learning Disabilities, MEDICAL / Nursing / Psychiatric & Mental Health, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Children with Special Needs, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Learning Disabilities, Advice on parenting, Parenting: advice and issues, Teaching of gifted students, Teaching of gifted or talented students