hello, i afraid whether list rules permits doing so. thanks, mukesh. On 7/19/12, gufran <gufran.ahmed1...@gmail.com> wrote: > hi mukesh bhai, do you have uploaded this book anywhere? > > > On 7/19/2012 11:16 AM, mukesh jain wrote: >> hello, >> By now most of you would have seen the movie “Taare Zamin Par”, >> directed by Aamir Khan. I am sure it has touched the viewers’ hearts >> and has been successful in bringing awareness about a condition called >> “dyslexia“. But many cinema goers forget the whole message once they >> get back to their other pressing commitments. But I would like to >> recommend this resourceful book (wich I am now listening) which >> explain this condition in detail so that many parents and teachers >> can be sensitized to this issue faced by number of school going >> children >> >> The word Dyslexia means difficulty with lexicon or words. “Learning >> disability” is a much broader term that explains the difficulties that >> many children face in the areas of reading, writing, spelling, >> calculating, thinking and reasoning and memorizing. A child can >> experience the difficulty in one or two or more of the above mentioned >> areas of learning. >> >> These children may experience difficulty in acquiring, understanding >> and using the language to express their thoughts through speech or >> writing. Learning disability is also known as developmental dyslexia >> (as it typically occurs during the child’s developmental years). >> Difficulty in reading and understanding the words is referred to as >> dyslexia, difficulty in writing is referred to as dysgraphia and >> difficulty in understanding the concept of numbers and calculation is >> referred to as dyscalculia. And the latest phrase coined to explain >> the child’s difficulty experienced at school is “academically abused”! >> A very strong term that can make all of us sit up and think over >> deeply. >> >> Because of the learning difficulties that bog down a child, many >> secondary difficulties may arise in the form of poor motivation, poor >> interest in activities, loss of self-worth, low self-esteem, social >> withdrawal and occasionally speech difficulties too. All this >> frustrates a child to such a level that it can lead to anger and rage >> and aggression or it can be the other extreme of depression and >> suicidal ideations! >> >> In India, many teachers and parents have not even heard of such a >> condition. My aim of recommending this book is certainly not to >> ‘label’ a child as dyslexic so that the professionals like >> psychologists and special educators can make money, but to reduce the >> heaps of insults and punishments that these children are meted out at >> schools and at homes by the insensitive adults! Teachers and parents >> need to identify the problem early so that an early intervention can >> ‘lift them up’. Here in india, if a child is not faring well in any >> subject, the parents routinely send them to tuition classes, starting >> from LKG, thus increasing the burden for the child. These ordinary >> tuition classes are nothing but mini-schools, where the child’s >> learning difficulties go unaddressed. To bring all this to the notice >> of teachers and parents of young children and also to the general >> public, this book is strongly recommended. >> >> Book description: >> "A must read for parents, educators, and people with dyslexia." >> -Gordon F. Sherman, Ph.D., Past-President International Dyslexia >> Association >> >> Did you know that many successful architects, lawyers, engineers—even >> bestselling novelists—had difficulties learning to read and write as >> children? In this groundbreaking book, Brock and Fernette Eide explain >> how 20% of people—individuals with dyslexia—share a unique learning >> style that can create advantages in a classroom, at a job, or at home. >> Using their combined expertise in neurology and education, the authors >> show how these individuals not only perceive the written word >> differently but may also excel at spatial reasoning, see insightful >> connections that others simply miss, understand the world in stories, >> and display amazing creativity. Blending personal stories with hard >> science, The Dyslexic Advantage provides invaluable advice on how >> parents, educators, and individuals with dyslexia can recognize and >> use the strengths of the dyslexic learning style in: material >> reasoning (used by architects and engineers); interconnected reasoning >> (scientists and designers), narrative reasoning (novelists and >> lawyers); and dynamic reasoning (economists and entrepreneurs.) >> >> With prescriptive advice and inspiring testimonials, this >> paradigm-shifting book proves that dyslexia doesn’t have to be a >> detriment, but can often become an asset for success. >> >> >> >> > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > >
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