Marin Academic Support Services
Educational Therapy, Coaching, and Consultation
Naya R. Melrose, M.S.Ed.L., ET/P
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Links to look at...good information
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Understood for learning and attention issues - gives resources on different therapies: www.understood.org
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All Kinds of Minds: http://www.allkindsofminds.org/
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LD Online: http://www.ldonline.org/
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National Center for LD: www.ncld.org
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Parents Education Network: www.parentseducationnetwork.org
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www.thecollegesolution.com/college-admissions-and-learning-disablities/
Reading Resources...
For diverse learners:
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Executive Functions: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Evolved. by Russell Barkley, PhD
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol Dweck
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Teaching Independent Minds by Patricia Newhall
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A Mind at a Time, by Mel Levine
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ADHD and Me, lighting fires at the dinner table, by Blake Taylor
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Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults, by Thomas E. Brown
For parenting help:
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Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers, Third Edition, by Michael Riera
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, by Adele Faber
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Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager, Revised and Updated by Anthony E. Wolf
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The Blessing of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers, by Wendy Mogel Ph.D.
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The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected, Unhappy Kids. by Madeline Levine