The learning tree : overcoming learning disabilities from the ground up
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- ISBN: 0738212334
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xix, 276 pages : illustrations - Edition 1st Da Capo Press ed.
- Publisher Cambridge : Da Capo Press/Lifelong Books, 2010.
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General Note: | "A Merloyd Lawrence book." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-260) and index. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 32.95 |
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The Learning Tree : Overcoming Learning Disabilities from the Ground Up
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Table of Contents
The Learning Tree : Overcoming Learning Disabilities from the Ground Up
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction: The Learning Tree | p. xi | |
Part 1 | The Learning Tree Approach | |
1 | Sally's Story | p. 3 |
2 | IQ Testing: Uses and Misuses | p. 14 |
Part 2 | The Trunk | |
3 | Play and Learning: Floortime | p. 19 |
4 | Building Basic Thinking | p. 29 |
5 | Building Advanced Thinking | p. 57 |
6 | Using All the Thinking Levels: The Sidwell Friends Buddy Project | p. 76 |
Part 3 | The Roots | |
7 | Getting to the Roots: Avoiding Labels | p. 81 |
8 | Deciphering Sounds | p. 90 |
9 | Making Sense of What We Hear | p. 107 |
10 | Organizing Actions: Motor Planning and Sequencing | p. 123 |
11 | Organizing Thoughts | p. 141 |
12 | Regulating Sensation | p. 153 |
13 | Making Sense of What We see | p. 166 |
14 | Integrating All the Roots: The Sidwell Friends Nutrition Project | p. 183 |
15 | Helping Sally: Strengthening the Trunk and the Roots | p. 188 |
Part 4 | The Branches | |
16 | The Learning Tree in Action: The Sidwell Friends Dinosaur Project | p. 203 |
17 | Reading Comprehension | p. 207 |
18 | Expressing Ideas in Writing and Speaking | p. 219 |
19 | Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning | p. 234 |
20 | Organizational Skills | p. 243 |
21 | The Learning Tree in Conclusion: The Sidwell Friends Native Americans and Colonists Project | p. 253 |
Further Reading | p. 259 | |
Index | p. 261 | |
About the Authors | p. 275 |