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Legacy of the Blue Heron: Living with Learning Disabilities    by Harry Sylvester
Price: $4.99 USD. 64860 words. Published by Oxton House Publishers  on June 7, 2010. .

A moving personal account of coping with learning disabilities by a severe dyslexic who became an engineer, businessman, boat-builder, and president of the Learning Disabilities Association of America. This entertaining storyteller's experiences lead to wise, common-sense advice for solving many problems faced by students, parents, and educators. (The Introduction explains the book's title.)
Quinton's Reading Rainbow    by Philip Wooldridge
Price: $0.99 USD. 3180 words. Published by Four Moons Books  on January 1, 2011. .

Quinton returns in this second short story, and finds that he's having difficulty in school. With the help of his loving Grandfather Briscoe, and the patience of his school teacher, Quinton finds new ways to learn as he discovers he has dyslexia. Read as Quinton's mind, body, and soul take flight in this adorable short story.
School Help: A Teacher and Tutor eGuide to Help the Older Student with Limited Word Reading Fluency    by Carmen Y. Reyes
Price: $2.99 USD. 9620 words. Published on January 5, 2011. .

To overcome a word-reading problem in an older student, teachers and tutors need to teach explicitly strategy using or cue systems. This ebook explains nine cue systems that help children read longer words fluently.
Dynamic Learning Styles    by Stuart Macmillan
Price: $4.99 USD. 5470 words. Published on January 15, 2011. .

This book is designed to help anyone from the age of 8 to 80 years old to find out the best way in which they can learn more quickly and effectively and remember what they learn. No long-winded descriptions and unnecessary reading - this book gets straight to the point and teaches the methods quickly and easily from page one. Ideal for teachers, parents, children and adults of all ages.
School Help: A Teacher and Tutor eGuide to Help the Older Student with Limited Math Skills    by Carmen Y. Reyes
Price: $2.99 USD. 8870 words. Published on February 24, 2011. .

Students with low math skills typically show difficulty in one or more of three main areas: math facts, computation, and/or word problems. In this book, we present remediation activities and alternative math techniques that we can teach children to compensate for skill deficits in any of the three main areas.
An Accidental Advocate: A mother's journey with her exceptional son    by Kathryn Burke
Price: $5.99 USD. 49890 words. Published on March 14, 2011. .

A health care consultant turned education advocate, Kathryn Burke is the parent of a son with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. An Accidental Advocate chronicles her journey to identify her son's challenges and obtain supports necessary to address his needs. Also described are the steep learning curve and emotions that accompany being her son's advocate.
Homeschooling Boys - Gaining Maximum Success from Minimum Cooperation    by Tina Razzell
Price: $2.99 USD. 6040 words. Published on July 27, 2011. .

What do you do when life gives you boys to raise? In Tina Razzell’s case the answer is homeschool them. In her fifteen years as a homeschool mom she’s discovered that life with boys is neither easy, nor predictable but can always be made to work with creativity and patience. She shares in this book her trials and successes homeschooling her four children, three of them male.
How I Learned    by Shamus Young
Price: $1.99 USD. 64160 words. Published on November 30, 2011. .

This is an autobiography of an autodidact, a personal story of one boy's meandering path through the American educational system.
Skipping School (30+ Great Things You May Not Know About Home Schooling)    by Nicolette Groeneveld
Price: $12.95 USD. 11020 words. Published on December 28, 2011. .

Considering home schooling? Tackle concerns and gain confidence as this homeschool facilitator, mother, and former teacher arms you with facts about socialization, post-secondary opportunity, public school myths and more. Buy this jam-packed, motivating, and powerful book and make your home a place where your child can thrive in freedom & learn in joy with the natural radiance children deserve!
Don't Panic 2.0: On-the-Go Practice for the OSSLT    by Corina Koch MacLeod
Price: $2.99 USD. 17450 words. Published by Don't Panic Books  on March 14, 2012. .

Co-authored by Carla Douglas. Don't Panic 2.0: On-the-Go Practice for the OSSLT is the new digital version of the bestselling resource for helping students to prepare for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. Designed to guide teachers while providing ample practice for students. Ready to read on computers, smartphones and a variety of e-readers.