Try Reading Again: How to Motivate and Teach Older Beginners, Age 10+ by DeAnna Horstmeier,PhD

Posted in Autism/Aspergers, Down syndrome, Educational, Learning Disabilities, Other Disabilities, Reviews, Special Needs Teens by - May 01, 2013
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Try Reading Again: How to Motivate and Teach Older Beginners, Age 10+ by DeAnna Horstmeier,PhD

Reading is key to success in life and career. Reading will open doors and is essential to your well-being. If this is so, why do we still have many adults who struggle with reading and whose reading level is not adequate enough to understand the daily memos, posters, flyers, magazines, newspapers, books, etc.? What is the solution?  Special Needs Book Review recommends Try Reading Again: How to Motivate and Teach Older Beginners, Age 10 and Up by DeAnna Horstmeier, PhD.  The book comes with a handy CD-ROM of forms, worksheets, games, activities, and additional level three structured stories.

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Interview Lisa Eichlin: Children’s Book on Friendship and Acceptance of Differences

Posted in Autism/Aspergers, Bullying, Down syndrome, Interviews, Other Disabilities, Special Needs Children by - Apr 24, 2013
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Interview Lisa Eichlin: Children’s Book on Friendship and Acceptance of Differences

Congratulations to the team that worked on The Bravest Boy I Ever Knew: A Tale of Friendship  by Lisa Eichlin and published by Tate Publishing.  It was a finalist in Favorite Special-Needs Children’s Book – About.com Readers’ Choice Awards 2011 by Terri Mauro, About.com Guide! Thanks to Lisa Eichlin for writing a guest post to introduce her simple, sweet story that leaves you warm in the heart.  Read her guest post about her first children’s book on friendship and accepting differences here.  We are pleased Lisa agreed to take part in our Author Interview Series.

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Interview Jackie Linder Olson – Co-author of Sensory Parenting Series and Creator of OT DVD Series

Posted in Interviews, Sensory Issues, Special Needs Children by - Apr 21, 2013
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Interview Jackie Linder Olson – Co-author of Sensory Parenting Series and Creator of OT DVD Series

We hear about sensory parenting or sensory friendly schools and work places. Do you know why it is so important to focus on the sensory needs of the children? You are parenting or teaching a child with challenging behaviors and cannot figure out what is not quite right with your child or student. Could it be you are dealing with sensory processing issues? Authors Britt Collins MS, OTR and Jackie Linder Olson tell us school years are easier when your child’s senses are happy. Where to look for information on sensory processing disorders?  One very helpful book is Sensory Parenting: The …

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Interview Kathy Parra Author of Children’s Nature Book – Love is the Color of a Rainbow

Posted in Interviews, Other Disabilities, Sensory Issues, Special Needs Children by - Apr 17, 2013
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Interview Kathy Parra Author of Children’s Nature Book – Love is the Color of a Rainbow

I am looking forward to reading Kathy Parra’s responses. Her book, Love is the Color of a Rainbow, and what this mom of three seems to live by or for and what she values are very interesting. Special Needs Book Review thanks Kathy for her guest post introducing her book and the folks that helped her. Read her guest post here.

Lorna: Welcome to our Author Interview Series! In your bio I read you live in Arizona and that you are the mom of three girls. It mentions your connection with nature. Tell us what influences in your life made you …

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Experiencing Nature Through the Senses – Love Is the Color of the Rainbow by Kathy Parra

Posted in Guest Post, Other Disabilities, Sensory Issues, Special Needs Children, Special Needs Teens by - Apr 17, 2013
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Experiencing Nature Through the Senses – Love Is the Color of the Rainbow by Kathy Parra

Love Is the Color of the Rainbow by Kathy Parra has an intriguing title and an eye-catching cover. It is promoted as a children’s book on nature and on accepting and appreciating the differences or unique gifts of each person.  The main character is a little girl blind since birth. While researching about this children’s nature book I found lots of positive comments and reviews and wished I had more time to review it also.

On the book’s Facebook Page, I learned Love is the Color of a Rainbow is an eco-friendly children’s nature book for the child in all of …

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