Learning difficulties are slowly being specified & recognised & medical & educational help developed. To get this help for your child you need to know how to make the system work for you. Maria Chivers draws on expert knowledge to show how you can make this happen. This guide takes you step-by-step through diagnosis treatment education & into career options. Up-to-the-minute facts & practical advice enable you to pinpoint exactly what is wrong with your child communicate with teachers assess your childs rights & choose the right education. Many learning difficulties once identified can be overcome. If your child has or you suspect they might have learning difficulties this essential guide gives you the facts you need to take action. ...

The word dyslexia has a Greek origin dys- meaning difficulty & -lexia meaning words or language. Dyslexia is not just a reading or spelling problem; its a difficulty with language
- reading writing speaking spelling & information processing. It can in turn lead to social problems. This pocketbook is a practical guide to helping dyslexic students overcome their learning barriers & unlock their potential. Aimed at teachers in primary & secondary schools in the UK this extensively illustrated book is equally relevant to those working overseas. It provides: an outline of what dyslexia is & ways to recognise at risk of dyslexia signs; information about learning profiles of dyslexic students; suggested solutions & practical techniques; & ways to improve the performance of dyslexic students & pointers to further resources. Following an opening chapter What is Dyslexia? the book moves on to consider how multisensory learning can benefit students with dyslexia. Practical tools & techniques are provided for reading handwriting spelling maths speaking & listening music study skills & organisation. Raising self-esteem & using the 6 Ls for written & verbal communication (legibility layout language links large picture/little chunks let it settle & look again) are given chapters of their own as are the many different theories & practices currently in use from Auditory Integration Training the Davis approach & DDAT centres to programmes of learning such as Alpha to Omega & Units of Sound. The Dyslexia Pocketbook" is part of the " Teachers Pocketbooks Series" an imprint of Management Pocketbooks Ltd & winners of the 2005 Education Resources Awards. The concise practical guides are written by experienced teachers & packed with information advice ideas & strategies for primary & secondary teachers."
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What links Winston Churchill Alan Sugar Richard Branson Jamie Oliver David Bailey Will Smith & countless other high achievers in a huge range of fields? In this paradigm-shifting book neuro-learning experts Drs Brock & Fernette Eide describe an exciting new brain science that reveals that people with dyslexia have unique brain structure & organisation. While the differences are responsible for certain challenges with literacy & reading the dyslexic brain also gives a predisposition to important skills & special talents. While dyslexics typically struggle to decode the written word they often also excel in such areas of reasoning as mechanical (required for architects & surgeons) interconnected (artists & inventors); narrative (novelists & lawyers) & dynamic (scientists & business pioneers). The Dyslexic Advantage" provides the first complete portrait of dyslexia. With much-needed prescriptive advice for parents educators & dyslexics " The Dyslexic Advantage" provides the first complete portrait of dyslexia. Supporting their claims with groundbreaking science & interviews with successful dyslexics & innovative teachers the authors of this essential book show how the unique strengths of dyslexia can be captured for success at home at school & at work." ...

Its the classic gags that keep people laughing time after time & Nick Harris has collected together a bumper batch of the best jokes that are guranteed to have anyone rolling in the aisles. With jokes ranging from the classic subjects (man walks into a bar an Englishman an Irishman & a Scotsman marriage & divorce & more) to laugh-a-minute one-liners & the downright surreal there is a wealth of hilarious subject matter to keep readers entertained. This is the perfect stocking filler for anyone that loves a good old laugh. ...

Dentist Trip is a colourful & entertaining storybook based on the award-winning television character Peppa Pig. Peppa George & Mr Dinosaur are going to the dentist. It's George's first visit & he's a teeny bit nervous. Find out how their trip goes in this lovely adventure. This series of Peppa Pig storybooks are created to help reassure children through new experiences. The Peppa Pig range of books are fun interactive & educational ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: Peppa Goes Camping Peppa's First Glasses Fun at the Fair & many more. ...

My name is Kinsey Millhone. Im a private investigator.. .female single & self-employed with a constitutional inability to work for anyone else. Im a purist when it comes to justice but Ill lie at the drop of a hat. Inconsistency has never troubled me.. . It was late October the day before Halloween. He introduced himself as Alvin Limardo. The job he hired Kinsey to do seemed easy enough.. .until his cheque bounced. His real name was Dagett. John Dagett. Ex-con. Inveterate liar. Chronic drunk. & dead. The cops called it an accident -- death by drowning. Kinsey wasnt so sure. The man it seemed had a lot of enemies.. . Heart-pounding totally mesmerizing suspense New York Times ...

This title focuses on the words that sell & the brains behind the ads. In 1995 the D&AD published a book on the art of writing for advertising. Though now outdated the best-selling book remains an important reference work today
- a bible for creative directors. D&AD & Taschen have joined forces to bring you an updated & redesigned edition of the publication including works from the last 15 years. Regarded as the most challenging field in advertising copywriting is usually left to the most talented professionals
- often agency leaders or owners themselves. The book features a work selection & essays by 48 leading professionals in the world including copywriting superstars such as David Abbott Lionel Hunt Steve Hayden Dan Wieden Neil French Mike Lescarbeau Adrian Holmes & Barbara Nokes. Looking for the clues to well-written effective & compelling stories that make great advertising? Look no further.

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As near as possible to experiencing what it was like to be there... It is almost impossible for a reader not to get caught up in the excitement". (Giles Foden " Guardian"). The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. What followed them was some of the most cunning & ferocious fighting of the war at times as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. As casualties mounted so too did the tensions between the principal commanders on both sides. Meanwhile French civilians caught in the middle of these battlefields or under Allied bombing endured terrible suffering. Even the joys of Liberation had their darker side. Antony Beevors gripping narrative conveys the true experience of war." ...

The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. What followed them was some of the most cunning & ferocious fighting of the war at times as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. As casualties mounted so too did the tensions between the principal commanders on both sides. Meanwhile French civilians caught in the middle of these battlefields or under Allied bombing endured terrible suffering. Even the joys of Liberation had their darker side. The war in northern France marked not just a generation but the whole of the post-war world profoundly influencing relations between America & Europe. Making use of overlooked & new material from over thirty archives in half a dozen countries D-Day" is the most vivid & well-researched account yet of the battle of Normandy. As with Stalingrad & Berlin Antony Beevor's gripping narrative conveys the true experience of war." ...

The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. What followed them was some of the most cunning & ferocious fighting of the war at times as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. As casualties mounted so too did the tensions between the principal commanders on both sides. Meanwhile French civilians caught in the middle of these battlefields or under Allied bombing endured terrible suffering. Even the joys of Liberation had their darker side. The war in northern France marked not just a generation but the whole of the post-war world profoundly influencing relations between America & Europe. Making use of overlooked & new material from over thirty archives in half a dozen countries D-Day" is the most vivid & well-researched account yet of the battle of Normandy. As with Stalingrad & Berlin Antony Beevor's gripping narrative conveys the true experience of war. This title is unabridged. Its running time is Approx. 20 hours on 3 x MP3-CDs." ...