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Richard Selznick is a child psychologist who has helped parents
with their children s struggles in school for more than 25 years.
His first book, The Shut-Down Learner, identified the problems
faced by spatial learners and recommended ways that parents and
teachers can help them learn. School Struggles offers aid, comfort,
and perspective to parents whose children have difficulty in school
for a multitude of reasons. Selznick addresses reading and writing
issues, task analysis, learning disabilities, behavioral problems,
difficulties with organization, social skills, medication, parents
interactions with teachers, and more, in a practical, down-to-earth
manner. The book is filled with takeaway points, surprising
insights, and new actions to try with your child that are a godsend
for families struggling with school and behavioral issues. Through
his work with thousands of academically struggling kids and their
families, Dr. Selznick has developed techniques and easily
applicable tools on pretty much any topic that plagues parents and
children alike, including the excessive use of technology, parental
indulgence of their children, and the difficulty of being patient
with a frustrating situation. This is an indispensable guide for
any parent who stays awake at night worrying about their child s
school experience, whether the issues are academic or social, or
both.
This book is based on the author's clinical experience as director
of a program in the paediatrics department of a large teaching
hospital that assesses and treats a broad range of learning
problems. He has consulted with thousands of families, explaining
complex data in straightforward terms understandable to the
parents. He coined the term "shut-down learner" to describe
children who thrive with hands-on tasks requiring visual and
spatial abilities, but who become discouraged by their difficulty
mastering core academic skills such as reading and writing. As many
as 40% of Americans experience problems with these core skills, and
a significant proportion of them are spatial thinkers. This book is
packed with techniques that parents can use to help their shut-down
learner succeed in school and in life. In a friendly, non-technical
style, the author helps them understand their child's
characteristics and offers specific approaches to break the
downward spiral.
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