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We all know Thomas Edison was a genius of seemingly limitless imagination. Yet few know he was a failure in elementary school. Teel shows us how Edison's mother, Nancy, guided the boy deemed a dunce by officials--even assumed mentally retarded by his father--to become one of the greatest inventors of all time. Edison's progressive and imaginative teaching methods hold lessons even today for all children who learn differently from conventional methods, as well as for the parents and teachers who care about them. Teel also explains how parents can negotiate the educational maze created by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). An Individualized Education Program is explained in detail, and options such as enlisting the assistance of a professional advocate are also discussed.
The latest research about current medication therapies and the origins plus potential benefits of ADHD are reviewed. A leading professional advocate explains what every parent needs to know about the public school system. Other topics addressed include the effectiveness of home schooling and parental and student rights. An extensive list of local and national resources is also offered.
"In contrast to the success he enjoyed as an adult, Thomas Edison's early school career was a dismal failure. In this resource for parents of children who learn differently particularly those with ADHD freelance writer Teel draws lessons from the story of Edison and his mother, whose progressive teaching methods helped her son to develop his talents. Teel also discusses a number of practical considerations for navigating today's school systems. Topics include professional special education advocates, homeschooling, self-esteem, and the medication question."
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reviewed Defending and Parenting Children Who Learn Differently: Lessons from Edison's Mother (Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living) on January 19, 2016
Defending and Parenting Children Who Learn Differently
This is probably the best book I've ever read about LD. Seriously, this book is better than 80% of the conversations I had with experts about my child -- and how sad is that?
That said, the book is hard. Before you read this book, your child should have a diagnosis of some sort, and you should understand that diagnosis a bit. Appendix A of Fine Until Kindergarten gives a good overview of every LD diagnosis.
In order to really understand this book, I actually wrote the contents of each chapter onto file cards and taped them onto a bulletin board. Yes, there's that much information in this book. My biggest frustration is that, although the book goes down to about five levels of sections, the table of contents only goes to two levels, so I kept getting confused. Seriously, adding two more levels to the TOC would fix things.
The Eides are brilliant, and they tell you in-depth information about every aspect of your child's challenges. Plus, this is the only book I've ever read that does a good job of explaining working memory and working memory challenges. Highly recommended, but make sure that you have context first.
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