Leaders, Visionaries and Dreamers : Extraordinary People with Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities
Paul J. Gerber
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (95 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - ""LEADERS, VISIONARIES, AND DREAMERS: EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES""; ""LEADERS, VISIONARIES, AND DREAMERS: EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""AUTHORS' NOTE: DEFINING OUR TERMS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CHAPTER 1 RESEARCH FROM THE INSIDE OUT ""; ""CHAPTER 2 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES ""; ""GASTON CAPERTON POLITICAIN, EDUCATION LEADER""; ""CHUCK CLOSE PHOTOREALIST PAINTER""; ""TERRY GOODKIND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR"". - "" CHAPTER 17 IN RETROSPECT: WISDOM ABOUT THEIR LEARNING DISABILITIES""""EPILOGUE""; ""RECOMMENDED READING AND WORKS CITED""; ""BOOKS""; ""ARTICLES""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""; ""INDEX"". - ""CHAPTER 5 RECOLLECTIONS OF BEING A STUDENT""""CHAPTER 6 NOW AND THEN""; ""CHAPTER 7 FINDING A NICHE""; ""CHAPTER 8 CAN A DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES BE CONSIDERED A GIFT?""; "" CHAPTER 9 PROBLEM-SOLVING AS A WAY OF LIFE""; "" CHAPTER 10 CRITICAL INCIDENTS ALONG THE WAY ""; "" CHAPTER 11 TEACHERS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY""; "" CHAPTER 12 DISCLOSING THEIR LEARNING DISABILITIES ""; ""CHAPTER 13 TECH SUPPORT ""; "" CHAPTER 14 SPORTING CHANCE""; "" CHAPTER 15 PAYING IT FOWARD""; ""CHAPTER 16 TOO TIDY A TALE"". - ""FLORENCE HASELTINE, M.D., PH.D. PHYSICIAN AND SCIENTIST""""JACK HORNER PALEONTOLOGIST""; ""KENDRICK MEEK POLITICIAN""; ""GAVIN NEWSOM POLITICIAN, BUSINESS EXECUTIVE""; ""PATRICIA POLACCO CHILDREN�S AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR""; ""CHARLES SCHWAB FINANCIER AND PHILANTHROPIST""; ""NEIL SMITH PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER, SPORTS EXECUTIVE""; ""DIANE SWONK BUSINESS ECONOMIST""; ""HENRY WINKLER ACTOR, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, AUTHOR""; ""CHAPTER 3 SHOULD ""IT"" BE CALLED A LEARING DISABILITY, LEARNING DIFFERENCE OR WHAT?""; ""CHAPTER 4 THE CHALLENGES OF LEARNING DISABILITIES IN ADULTHOOD "". - This book is an in-depth look at 12 incredible people with LD and dyslexia whose lives are characterized by major accomplishments and contributions that they have made in their respective fields as well as on the contemporary American scene. These men and women are from a variety of fields - arts and literature, science, politics and sports. Included are individuals such as Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California; Gaston Caperton, former governor of West Virginia and President of the College Board; MacArthur Fellowship ""Genius Award""-winning paleontologist, Jack Horner; one of Americ
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| Emner | Dyslexics - United States
Learning disabled - United States Education Education, Special Topics Vis mer... Social Sciences
vaksne dyslektikarar voksne dyslektikere lærevanskar voksenliv vaksenliv evnerike elevar yrkeskarriere yrkesliv biografi intervju |
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| ISBN | 978-1-62808-873-1 : U
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