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Understanding My Learning Differences with CD-ROM

23 pull-out sessions to prepare LD students for middle school

During years of teaching elementary students with learning disabilities, author Susan McMurchie developed a program to help them build awareness of their learning differences. Her program provided students in grades 4-5 with strategies to cope with and overcome differences before they transitioned to middle school. Understanding My LD has 23 topics divided into 5 sections: LD Awareness, Coping Skills, Self-help Skills, Study Skills and Road to Success. Each topic includes a lesson plan, reproducibles and desired outcomes. Spiralbound, 148 pgs., includes Win/Mac CD with printable PDF, 2003. Sessions include: LD awareness, Teasing, Asking for help, Getting organized, School stress, Looking to the future.

Typical Access Profile

Auditory Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Hearing Hyper-Acute	Vision Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Vision
Gross Motor All Some Few Not Using Gross Motor	Fine Motor All Some Few Not Using Fine Motor
Developmental Age Range 0 - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 13 and Over	Language Typical Some Spoken Receptive Only Sign Assistive/Augmentitive Not Using Language