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Learning Disability: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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WHEN WILL I READ?; by Miriam Cohen; Dell, 1977           6-8 

DYSLEXIA; by Elaine Landau; F. Watts, 1991               7-9 

TROUBLE WITH SCHOOL: A FAMILY STORY ABOUT LEARNING 
DISABILITIES; by Kathryn Dunn; Woodbine House, 
1993 (ISBN: 0933149573)                                 7-10 

ME AND EINSTEIN: BREAKING THROUGH THE READING 
BARRIER; by Rose Blue; Human Sciences Press, 
1979                                                    8-12 

YES I CAN!: STRUGGLES FROM CHILDHOOD TO THE NFL; 
by Neil Smith with Brad Hamann; Addax Pub. Group, 
distributed by Andrews McMeel Pub., 1998                  9+ 

DO BANANAS CHEW GUM?; by Jamie Gilson; Lothrop, 
Lee and Shepard, 1980                                   9-11 

THE DON'T-GIVE-UP KID AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES; 
by Jeanne M. A. Gehret, Sandra A. Depauw; Verbal 
Images Press, 1996 (ISBN: 1884281109)                   9-12 

KEEPING A HEAD IN SCHOOL: A STUDENT'S BOOK ABOUT 
LEARNING ABILITIES AND LEARNING DISORDERS; by Mel 
Levine; Educators Pub. Service, 1991 
(ISBN: 0838820697)                                      9-13 

ADAM ZIGZAG; by Barbara Barrie; Delacorte Press, 
1994                                                   10-12 

THE BEST FIGHT; by Anne Schlieper, Mary Beth 
Schwark (illustrator); A. Whitman, 1995                10-13 

ALL KINDS OF MINDS: A YOUNG STUDENT'S BOOK ABOUT 
LEARNING ABILITIES AND LEARNING DISORDERS; by Mel 
Levine; Educators Pub. Service, 1993                   10-14 

DOLPHIN SKY; Ginny Rorby; Putnam's Sons, 1996          10-14 

EGG-DROP BLUES; Jacqueline Turner Banks; 
Houghton Mifflin, 1995                                 10-14 

LIVING WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: A GUIDE FOR 
STUDENTS; by David E. Hall; Lerner Publications, 
1993 (ISBN: 0822597233)                                12-15 

DEFEATING DYSLEXIA; by Paris Innes; Kyle Cathie 
Limited, 1990                                            13+ 

DYSLEXIA; by Wendy Moragne; Millbrook Press, 
1997 (ISBN: 0761302069)                          Young Adult 

THE WORST SPELLER IN JR. HIGH; by Caroline 
Janover; Free Spirit Publ., 1995 
(ISBN: 0915793768)                               Young Adult 

DYSLEXIA; by Wendy Moragne; MillBrook Press, 
1997                                                   Teen+ 

DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DIFFICULTIES: THE 
FACTS; by Mark Selikowitz; 2nd ed.; Oxford 
University Press, 1998 (ISBN: 0192626612)              Adult

DYSLEXIA: PRACTICAL AND EASY-TO-FOLLOW ADVICE; by 
Robin Temple; Element, 1999 (ISBN: 1862043140)         Adult

DYSLEXIA: A PRACTITIONER'S HANDBOOK; by Gavin 
Reid; 2nd ed.; John Wiley & Sons, 1998 (ISBN: 
0471973912)                                            Adult

THE DYSLEXIC SCHOLAR: HELPING YOUR CHILD SUCCEED 
IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM; by Kathleen Nosek; Taylor 
Pub., 1995 (ISBN: 0878338829)                          Adult

EDUCATIONAL CARE: A SYSTEM FOR UNDERSTANDING AND 
HELPING CHLDREN WITH LEARNING PROBLEMS AT HOME 
AND IN SCHOOL; by Melvin D. Levine; Educators 
Publishing Service, 1994 (ISBN: 0838819877)            Adult

FINDING HELP WHEN YOUR CHILD IS STRUGGLING IN 
SCHOOL; by Lawrence J. Greene; Golden Books 
Pub. Co., 1998 (ISBN: 0307440753)                      Adult

HELP ME TO HELP MY CHILD: A SOURCEBOOK FOR 
PARENTS OF LEARNING DISABLED CHILDREN; by Jill 
Bloom; Little, Brown, 1990 (This book is no 
longer in print - check with your public library.)     Adult

HELPING YOUR DYSLEXIC CHILD: A STEP-BY-STEP 
PROGRAM FOR HELPING YOUR CHILD IMPROVE READING, 
WRITING, SPELLING, COMPREHENSION, AND SELF-ESTEEM; 
by Eileen M. Cronin; Prima Publishing, 1997 
(ISBN: 0761510044)                                     Adult

HOW TO TEACH YOUR DYSLEXIC CHILD TO READ: A 
PROVEN METHOD FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS; by 
Bernice H. Baumer; Birch Lane Pr., 1996 
(ISBN: 1559723343)                                     Adult

HOW TO TEACH DYSLEXICS AND OTHER NONREADERS; by 
Ruth Hasty; Springboard Press, 1987                    Adult 

KEYS TO PARENTING A CHILD WITH A LEARNING 
DISABILITY; by Francine J. McNamara; Barron's 
Educational Series, 1995 (ISBN: 0812090330)            Adult

THE LEARNING DIFFERENCES SOURCEBOOK; by Nancy S. 
Boyles; Lowell House, 1998 (ISBN: 0737300248)          Adult

LEARNING DISABILITIES AND A.D.D.: A FAMILY GUIDE 
TO LIVING AND LEARNING TOGETHER; by Betty B. 
Osman; 2nd ed.; John Wiley & Sons, 1997 
(ISBN: 0471155101)                                     Adult

LEARNING DISABILITIES: HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND MANAGE 
LEARNING AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN; by 
Trudy Carlson; Benline Press, 1997 
(ISBN: 0964244322)                                     Adult

LEARNING DISABILITIES AND YOUR CHILD: A SURVIVAL 
HANDBOOK; by Lawrence Greene; Fawcett, 1987 
(ISBN: 0449902536)                                     Adult

LEARNING A LIVING: A GUIDEBOOK TO CAREER SUCCESS 
FOR PEOPLE WITH ADD, LEARNING DISABILITIES & 
DYSLEXIA; by Dale S. Brown; Woodbine House, 1999 
(ISBN: 0933149875)                                     Adult

THE MISUNDERSTOOD CHILD: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF 
LEARNING DISABLED CHILDREN; by L. Silver; 
McGraw Hill Book Co., 1988                             Adult

NEGOTIATING THE SPECIAL EDUCATION MAZE: A GUIDE 
FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS; by W. Anderson, et al.; 
3rd ed.; Woodbine House, 1996                          Adult

PARENTING A CHILD WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY; by 
Cheryl Tuttle; Doubleday, 1995 (ISBN: 0385475829)      Adult

SMART BUT FEELING DUMB: THE CHALLENGING NEW 
RESEARCH ON DYSLEXIA - AND HOW IT MAY HELP YOU; 
by Harold N. Levinson, M.D.; rev. ed.; Warner Books, 
1994 (ISBN: 0446395455)                                Adult

UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA: A PRACTICAL APPROACH FOR 
PARENTS AND TEACHERS; by Anne Marshall Huston; 
2nd ed.; Madison Books, 1992 (ISBN: 0819178047)        Adult

UNDERSTANDING LEARNING DISABILITIES: A PARENT 
GUIDE AND WORKBOOK; by The Learning Disabilities 
Council, P.O. Box 9451, Richmond, VA 23226             Adult

THE UPSIDE-DOWN KIDS: HELPING DYSLEXIC CHILDREN 
UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND THEIR DISORDER; by 
Harold N. Levinson and Addie Sanders; M Evans & Co., 
1991 (ISBN: 0871316250)                                Adult

WHY IS MY CHILD HAVING TROUBLE AT SCHOOL?: A 
PARENT'S GUIDE TO LEARNING DISABILITIES; by Barbara 
Novick and Maureen Arnold; Villard Books, 1991         Adult
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems