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1) The dyslexia empowerment plan: a blueprint for renewing your child's confidence and love of learning
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Finally, a groundbreaking book that reveals what your dyslexic child is experiencing--and what you can do so that he or she can thrive More than thirty million people in the United States are dyslexic--a brain-based genetic trait, often labeled as a "learning disability" or "learning difference," that makes interpreting text and reading difficult. Yet even though children with dyslexia may have trouble reading, they don't have any problems learning;...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
In a love letter to his daughter, who was born with Down syndrome, a sports columnist for the Cincinnati Enquirer chronicles her childhood and her journey to find happiness and purpose in her adult life, showing how she inspires those around her to live better and more fully.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Ian Brown's son, Walker, was born with a rare genetic mutation, cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome. In this book that owes its beginnings to Brown's original Globe and Mail series, he sets out to answer his own questions. As he writes: "What is the value of a life like Walker's -- a life lived in the twilight, and often in pain? What is the cost of his life to those around him?".
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