Resources
…to help children learn better and faster. To enjoy learning.
We’ve been asked to recommend products that parents and teachers can use to help their children. Here are our top picks. We’ll be updating this page continuously. Please contact us to share your valuable experience and insight with us. –Dr. Linda & Dr. Al
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Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science - Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Sally Shaywitz M.D. $16.95 Price: $11.53 Save: $5.42 (32%)
Yale neuroscientist Shaywitz demystifies the roots of dyslexia (a neurologically based reading difficulty affecting one in five children) and offers parents and educators hope that children with reading problems can be helped. Shaywitz’s groundbreaking work builds an important bridge from the laboratory to the home and classroom.
Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward M. Hallowell M.D.& John J. Ratey M.D.$15.00 Price: $10.20 Save: $4.80 (32%)
… personal testimony regarding adult Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) as well a very readable presentation of the latest research in the field. Defining ADD as a collection of traits, some positive, some negative, the authors intend to encourage those who have this
condition or are raising children with it and advise on how to maximize their abilities and minimize characteristics that may hinder them at school or work. An excellent resource.
A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine $15.00 Price: $8.94 Save: $6.06 (40%)
Recognizing each child’s intellectual, emotional, and physical strengths–and teaching directly to these strengths–is key to sculpting “a mind at a time.” Based on his work with children who have learning or behavioral problems, Levine has isolated eight areas of learning (the memory system, the language system, the spatial ordering system, the motor system, etc.). …describing how each type of learning works and advises parents and teachers on how to help kids struggling in these areas. a must-read for parents and educators who want to understand and improve the school lives of children.
Improve Reading, Writing, Math & Study Skills – Ages 12 and up
Improve Your Study Skills-5 Book Assortment by Linda Silbert, PhD and Alvin J. Silbert, EdD $39.90 Price: $31.92 Save: $7.98 (20%) (From StrongLearning.com)
These interactive “how-to” books give students–12 and older–the tools to improve their study skills, reading, memory, writing and math skills. Grades will soar when students use these fun-to-use “how-to” books. They’ll develop learning skills that increase their confidence and self-esteem. Easy-to-learn techniques and hands-on exercises from real-life situations.
Improve Reading Skills - Encourage reading the fun way. Ages 8 and up.
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The Outrageous Crossword Puzzle and Word Game Book for Kids by Helene Hovanec & Will Shortz Price: $7.95
This brand-new collection of word searches, fill-in-the-blanks, crossword puzzles, and word scrambles is just for you! Full of riddles and jokes, these puzzles are not only fun, but funny, too. A special introduction by Will Shortz, the crossword editor of The New York Times, points out just how fun these games can be.
More Outrageous Crossword Puzzles and Word Games for Kids by Helene Hovanec & Will Shortz. Price: $7.95
This second collection features zany crossword puzzles and awesome word games by acclaimed children’s puzzle book author Helene Hovanec is chock-full of fun. With plenty of riddles and puns, kids will groan happily while solving a diverse range of puzzles. NY Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz writes a funny introduction to begin the book, followed by a special tricks of the trade primer designed to help kids solve each and every puzzle.
Goofy Mad Libs by Roger Price. Price: $3.99
Be your own comedy writer! The idea is simple. Someone asks for a part of speech: a verb, a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. We’ve included definitions and examples of the parts of speech in case you’ve forgotten. Players call out their ideas to fill in the blanks and in the end, you have a story reeling from one silly sentence to another until nothing makes sense. That’s what you call a Mad Lib®, the world’s greatest word game. Players have been howling with friends or laughing all to themselves for over 35 years!
Best of Mad Libs by Roger Price. Price: $6.99
A hilarious way to read, write, and giggle. Over the last 50 years, Price Stern Sloan has published hundreds and hundreds of Mad Libs stories. Come fill out over 125 of the funniest ones in this deluxe oversize edition. This book also includes a history of the game as told by the creator Leonard Stern (complete with pictures) and stories filled out by today’s hottest stars!
The Library of Children’s Song Classics by Amy Appleby $24.95 Price: $16.47 Save: $8.48 (34%)
An illustrated volume of storybook, and holiday songs, lullabies, marches, and rounds. Easy-to-read lyrics, piano arrangements, and guitar chords. Includes Simple Simon, This Old Man, and Take Me Out To The Ballgame.
Mom and Me Cookbook by Annabel Karmel $12.99 Price: $9.35 Save: $3.64 (28%)
With basic cooking techniques and tips, simple first recipes, and tasty, nutritious meal ideas, Annabel Karmel’s new family cookbook helps children ages three and up work with their parents to prepare a yummy array of favorite foods.
The Complete Book of Origami: Step-by Step Instructions in Over 1000 Diagrams by Robert J. Lang $12.95 Price: $9.32 Save: $3.63 (28%)
Create timeless figures with clear, step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams. Simple to advanced objects: cube, parrot, rabbit, seagull, cuckoo clock, rocket, mouse, elephant, violinist, Viking ship, more.
Jokelopedia: The Biggest, Best, Silliest, Dumbest Joke Book Ever by Ilana Weitzman … $11.95 Price: $8.60 Save: $3.35 (28%)
Jokelopedia is the mother of all joke books—an all-encompassing, gut-busting collection of more than 1,700 jokes for every occasion. 59 elephant jokes, including Why are elephants banned from public swimming pools They always drop their trunks. Dozens of knock-knock jokes, like Knock, knock./ Who’s there?/Raven./Raven who?/Raven lunatic who wants to knock your door down!
DC Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book DC Comics (Author), Matthew Reinhart $29.99 Price: $19.79 Save: $10.20 (34%)
Pop-up engineer Matthew Reinhart celebrates the history, heroes, and villains of the DC Universe in this ultimate 3-D masterpiece! Bursting with over 25 impressive pop-ups, this deluxe format features a variety of unique novelty elements-including a light-up Bat-Signal, a cosmic Justice League of America battle scene, a twirling Lasso of Truth, and a transparent Invisible Jet!
Improve Math Skills - Encourage math development and understanding the fun way.
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Math Made Easy: First Grade Workbook by DK Publishing $14.99 Price: $10.19 Save: $4.80 (32%)
First Grade: Provides practice at all the major topics for Grade 1 with emphasis on addition and subtraction concepts. Includes a review of Kindergarten topics and a preview of topics in Grade 2.
Math Made Easy: Second Grade Workbook by DK Publishing $14.99 Price: $10.19 Save: $4.80 (32%)
Second Grade: Provides practice at all the major topics for Grade 2 with emphasis on addition and subtraction of larger numbers. Includes a review of Grade 1 topics and a preview of topics in Grade 3. Includes Times Tables practice.
Math Made Easy: Third Grade Workbook by DK Publishing $14.99 Price: $10.19 Save: $4.80 (32%)
Third grade: Provides practice at all the major topics for Grade 3 with emphasis on basic multiplication and division facts. Includes a review of Grade 2 topics and a preview of topics in Grade 4. Includes Times Tables practice.
5-Minute Math Problem of the Day: 250 Fun, Multi-Step Problems That Sharpen Math Reasoning, Number Sense, and Computation Skills $11.99 Price: $9.59 Save: $2.40 (20%)
Chock-full of problems to help your students exercise essential problem-solving skills every day of the year. These fun, multi-step problems will save you time and fuel your students’ interest in: whole number concepts and operations, decimals, fractions, measurement, geometry, and more! Leveled to meet a range of abilities. Reproducible.
The Everything Kids’ Math Puzzles Book: Brain Teasers, Games, and Activities for Hours of Fun (Everything Kids Series) Price: $7.95
Who knew that math could be so cool? Crammed with games, puzzles, and trivia, The Everything® Kids’ Math Puzzles Book puts the fun back into playing with numbers! If you have any fear of math—or are just tired of sitting in a classroom—The Everything® Kids’ Math Puzzles Book provides hours of entertainment. You’ll get so caught up in the activities you won’t even know you’re learning!
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