| Description |
1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Prologue -- pt. I. The Journey to the Aristotle School. Billy grows up -- Face to face with autism -- Making the decision -- The deal with the district -- Setting up a school at home -- Homework -- pt. II. Adjusting to a Non-Typical World. In the debris of two minds -- Where are you, Billy? -- Are you with me? -- Minding the "D" words -- Eye language -- Body language -- Attention! -- pt. III. A Teacher's Strategies. Connecting the world -- On acquiring knowledge -- Remember? -- The five-senses approach -- English as a step-language -- Every person has a story -- pt. IV. Afterthoughts and Milestones. In search of humor -- Why Aristotle? -- Milestones -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
Faced with the apparent inability of her autistic son Billy to learn and socialize with other children at school, Olga Holland decided to teach him at home. Where traditional educational approaches had produced limited results, the author's own method of teaching succeeded, over a period of two years, in enabling Billy to pass the test that allowed him to enter a class for gifted children. Teaching at Home explains the author's approach, focused on adapting to the demands of Billy's atypical mind and respecting his vivid imaginative world while attracting and retaining his attention. The autho |
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Includes index |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Autistic children -- Education.
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Home schooling.
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Asperger's syndrome.
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Child & Developmental Psychology.
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Coping With Disability.
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Advice On Parenting.
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EDUCATION -- Special Education -- Learning Disabilities.
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Home schooling.
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Asperger's syndrome.
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Autistic children -- Education.
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Asperger's syndrome
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Autistic children -- Education
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Home schooling
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1846421268 |
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9781846421266 |
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9781843107873 |
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1843107872 |
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1280262133 |
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9781280262135 |
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9786610262137 |
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6610262136 |
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