THE PARENTS’ GUIDE TO SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES: INFORMATION, ADVICE AND PRACTICAL TIPS

Book ID/图书代码： 06930016B90798

English Summary/英文概要： Packed full of advice and practical strategies for parents and educators, this book is a one-stop-shop for supporting children with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs).

Part one introduces a spectrum of SpLDs, ranging from poor working memory, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, through to ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), Specific Language Impairment and Visual Processing Difficulty. It explains clearly what each difficulty is, how it can affect a child’s learning and how to help a child to succeed despite their difficulties. Part two includes a host of tips, tools and strategies to support your child’s efforts in areas such as reading, writing, spelling and handwriting, as well as advice on motivation, confidence and managing life’s setbacks.

Written by an experienced Educational Psychologist, this is the perfect guide for parents and carers who are looking for ways to support their child’s learning, as well as for educators and teachers looking for advice on how to differentiate lessons and motivate pupils with SpLDs.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书为家长以及教育工作者准备了大量的建议和实用策略来帮助有特殊学习困难的孩子。

第一部分介绍了什么是特殊学习困难，包括记忆力缺陷、诵读困难、运用障碍、注意力缺陷多动、自闭、听觉障碍、特殊语言能力缺陷以及视觉障碍等等。书中详细解释了每一种困难的形式以及如何影响孩子的学习，并提出了如何能够帮助孩子应对每一种困难。第二部分包括大量的贴士、工具以及策略来帮助您的孩子在阅读、写作、拼写以及书写等各方面得以成长，并提供激励信心和应对生活困难的各种建议。

本书由经验丰富的教育心理学家撰写，是希望了解如何帮助孩子成长的家长以及教育工作者的必备指南。（LYR）

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About the Author/作者介绍： Veronica Bidwell是教育心理学家。她的这本著作来源于她多年来与孩子、家长以及教师相处的经验。她在这个领域已经工作了超过三十年，曾在包括公立和私立学校、普通和特教学校都工作过。90年代末，她在伦敦创办了一家独立的教育心理机构，接触了几百名学生和相关的家长和教师。

Veronica很深刻地意识到了家长对于孩子学习困难的担心，无论这样的困难是阅读还是数学、是教室里还是操场上。家长们希望能够了解学习困难的本质，他们希望能够帮助自己的孩子，但不知道从何做起。Veronica写这本书的初衷就是为这些家长提供知识、理解和信心，从而更好地帮助他们的孩子。她的经验能够帮助家长们了解自己的孩子需要什么，这对于无法适应传统课堂的孩子们来说是非常有意义的。

Veronica还为家长和专业教育工作者开发和提供了各种能够帮助学习困难的孩子提升能力的训练课程，还通过Dystalk网站为行业内专家进行系列讲座。

目前她是Fairley House学校的校长，这是一所为6到16岁读写障碍的学生开设的特殊学校。她也曾担任肯辛顿读写障碍中心的校董主席。她拥有伦敦大学贝德福德学院的心理学荣誉学位以及伦敦大学学院的教育心理学硕士学位。她对于帮助学生有很大的热情和兴趣，也是一个积极的阅读者，还对园艺和野生动物观察兴趣浓厚。她和丈夫经常在全球旅行，也参加各地的教育以及环境相关项目。他们有12个孙辈，如何帮助他们学习让Veronica的专业兴趣得以有了实践。

Veronica Bidwell is an educational psychologist. Her book ’The Parent’s Guide to Specific Learning Difficulties’ draws on her extensive involvement with children, parents and teachers. She has taught and worked as an EP for over 30 years. She has worked in the state and private sectors; she has worked in both mainstream and special schools. In the late 90’s she set up and ran a leading independent Educational Psychology Service based in London. She has assessed many hundreds of children, supported and advised parents and liaised with schools and teachers.
Veronica is very aware of the parental concerns that arise when a child is struggling to learn; whether it is difficulty with reading, failure to cope with maths, unhappiness in the classroom or playground or an inability to maintain attention. Parents want to understand the nature of the difficulty; they want to help but often do not know where to start. Veronica’s aim in writing this book has been to give parents the knowledge, understanding and confidence necessary to take a proactive role in supporting their child. She knows from experience that well directed parent involvement with their child’s education and learning is a vital ingredient for success and that this is particularly true for children who find it hard to fit easily into a traditional classroom.
Veronica has developed and delivered numerous training courses for parents and professionals and has contributed to Dystalk, the leading learning difficulty website offering a series of talks given by experts in their field.
She is currently a Governor at Fairley House School, a leading independent specialist school catering for pupils aged 6 to 16 with dyslexia and dyspraxia. She has served as Chairman of the Trustees at the Kensington Dyslexia Centre. Veronica is a Chartered Educational Psychologist with an Honours degree in Psychology from Bedford College, London University, a Masters degree in Educational Psychology from University College, London and a postgraduate certificate in Education. In addition to a real and passionate interest in helping children to achieve their best Veronica is an avid reader, gardener and observer of wildlife; with her husband Robin she continues to travel extensively and is involved with a number of educational and environmental projects around the world. They have 12 grandchildren who also keep Veronica’s professional interests rooted in reality.

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