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It's the phone call that every parent dreads whether it's expected or not. It's the call from your child's teacher or caregiver telling you that your child has a learning problem.
Whether the challenge is a learning disability, a medical condition, underachievement, or an emotional obstacle, there are positive steps you as concerned parents can take to help your child's education as well as your family's home and spiritual life.
This is the message of Dr. Grant Martin's Help! My Child Isn't Learning. Combining his skills as both psychologist and marriage and family therapist, this dedicated professional applies his experience of identifying and treating learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, behavior problems, anger management, and abuse in a book that should be a fixture in every resource center for concerned parents.
Through case studies and examples, Dr. Martin presents clear steps that parents can put into action to facilitate a positive change. Ideal for parents who have a child diagnosed with a learning problem or for those who suspect that one might exist, this readable book both educates and advises in a Christian spirit of acceptance and action.
Beginning with Dr. Martin's Learning Difficulty Plan, Help! My Child Isn't Learning maps out a process of discovery, learning, decision, thought, action, and persistence. Clear explanations of educational barriers including Attention Deficit Disorder and learning disorders give parents valuable background information.
Because Dr. Martin has worked in the field for years, he knows what parents are struggling with in their family and in the community that needs to support them. One of the most useful tools in the book details the steps involved in an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) including questions to ask at the all important meetings and things to look for in the contract you, the parent, signs before starting.
Best of all, Dr. Martin humanizes the portrait of the child with learning problems with several examples that can help parents understand certain signs they may have been witnessing. Roger's parents know that he is a bright boy but his teacher says he is not progressing in reading. Rather than chalk it up to apathy, Roger's parents have him tested and discover a learning disability. Once they have an accurate diagnosis, positive action can begin.
And what role does God play in all this? Each step of the plan includes hard choices-choices that need prayer. To be truly helpful, a parent's plan must include goals that encompass the whole child: intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Dr. Martin sets out comprehensive lists of sample goals that you may incorporate or be inspired by as you and your child work towards educational success.
Help! My Child Isn't Learning is not for the casual reader but rather a practical approach to a serious problem that can be used as a beacon to guide you through the darkness. Most importantly, Dr. Martin encourages action at a time parents and children can easily be overcome by fear and self-defeat. Your child can learn more than just how to perform academically: your child can learn self-confidence, self-knowledge, and how to live a life of purpose.
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