A Safe Place for Joey
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (646 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0007555180 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She was first published in the 1970s/80s. Mary MacCracken is a learning disabilities specialist and the author of four bestselling memoirs. Mary is now retired and lives in New Jersey, but she is still passionate about sharing her amazing stories and experiences.
Carmen Rux said It was a little hard to understand in the beginning. It was a little hard to understand in the beginning but once I got into it I couldn't put it down.. "Five Stars" according to Patsy Lane. another good book. Five Stars Excellent book.
From bestselling author and teacher Mary Maccracken comes the engaging and inspiring story of five troubled children who she fought to bring back from the brinkJoey is the class clown, but alone proves to be an intensely dark seven-year old who still can’t read.Eric is a kindergartener, left withdrawn and speechless by the horrors he’s witnessed at home.Alice appears the model fifth year child, but secretly scores zero on every maths test.Charlie, an eight-year old, struggles to understand his place in the world, leaving him confused and alone.Ben comes from a comfortable life at home, but has been called stupid so many times he now believes it.These are some of the learning-disabled children who were in deep trouble until Mary MacCracken, an extraordinary therapist and teacher, works her magic with them and transforms their lives. Her heart-warming book is a testament to her talent, compassion and love.
Through the portraits of children she has treated, MacCracken shows what makes them bloom; in one case, even a dyslexic parent is helped. According to statistics, one of every five students today has difficulty in some area of learning. The boys and girls who come to MacCracken for evaluation and tutoring are physically indistinguishable from their peers; many are intellectually superior yet unable to meet school and social norms in skills of reading, writing and calculating. From Publishers Weekly MacCracken (City Kid; Lovey, a Very Special Child, a learning-disabilities therapist in New Jersey, personalizes the torments endured by many schoolchildren and their parents. Explaining her profession in lay terms, the author indicates that her mission is not only remediation but guiding children to "become successful in their place of workschooland to improve the quality of their lives." Teachers and parents will enjoy and benefit from this sharing. Copyright