Complex Specific Learning Difficulties (Motivating the Disaffected S.) - Softcover

Lombard, Dr. Gerald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1902876717 ISBN 13: 9781902876719

Publisher: Lifetime Careers (Wiltshire) Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

This book provides a brief and straightforward guide to complex specific learning difficulties for professionals working with young people. The author has drawn on 25 years' experience of teaching, research and assessment and distilled this into a general overview for those wanting an introductory guide.

The term complex specific learning difficulties relates to dyslexia and other related, but discrete, areas of `difficulty', including dyscalculia, dyspraxia and overlapping profiles or styles of thinking, e.g. scotopic sensitivity syndrome, attention deficit disorders and Aspergers Syndrome. The latter is dealt with in a separate booklet in this series. This book looks at the continuum of complex specific learning difficulties and offers practical ideas on how to help those young people with learning difficulties.

Complex Specific Learning Difficulties is one of six titles from the Motivating the Disaffected series, designed to help professionals in education and advisory work to motivate and encourage students who are disengaged from learning. Each book provides a concise and practical guide to topics that are of particular concern to teachers and advisers.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Gerald Lombard, C. Psychol., AFBPsS

Dr Gerald Lombard is a chartered psychologist and Director of The Independent Psychological Service, which is an intervention and training service for young people and adults. He primarily works with individuals who "won't, can't or can't be arsed" (one client's view of their work).

As a Chartered Psychologist his major areas of interest are motivational principles, social competency (reading faces with intent) and complex specific learning difficulties. Ged was a secondary school teacher for 15 years, a part-time tutor/psychologist at two prisons and has held his current post for ten years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lifetime Careers (Wiltshire) Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1902876717
• ISBN 13: 9781902876719
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 71