An essential book for any parent whose child has been labeled "learning disabled," for any teacher who has worked with these children, for anyone interested in the future of education and the future of our children With alarming, even shocking frequency, children of normal intelligence who do not read, remember, or concentrate at the same level as their peers are branded "learning disabled," the victims of some sort of neurological dysfunction. No one thought to examine the theory or the practice that has consigned nearly two million of these children to "special ed" classes,...
An essential book for any parent whose child has been labeled "learning disabled," for any teacher who has worked with these children, for anyone i...
A provocative analysis of a hotly disputed, often politicized topic.How children are taught to read and how well they learn are perennially difficult issues in the United States. In this hard-hitting study, Gerald Coles argues that the very terms of today's arguments about learning are flawed. He urges Americans to worry about the best ways to teach reading-not a single "best way"-and about how politics, economics, and power in our unequal society affect our children's ability to read.
A provocative analysis of a hotly disputed, often politicized topic.How children are taught to read and how well they learn are perennially difficu...
