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PUBLICATIONS
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SPELD Victoria publishes a number of newsletters throughout the year, two Bulletins which are issued in April and October, and our new venture the Australian Journal of Dyslexia & Specific Learning Difficulties for the benefit of our members and the general community. |
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It's so much work to be your friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success
Richard Lavoie
Price $30.00
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Handwriting: Writing right
Susanne Wakefield
A SPELD publication 2000
Price $6.60 |
A user-friendly booklet aimed at teachers and parents which looks at the
fundamentals of effective handwriting and provides practical strategies to use
when working with children |
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Let's Go:
Creating
confident
learners
Patricia Larsen
A SPELD publication 2000
Price $6.00 |
Written by SPELD Psychologist Patricia Larsen, who perceived the need for a short and "to the point" booklet for parents and teachers, on developing and supporting self-esteem and a positive approach to learning in children and young people, especially those with learning difficulties. |
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When words won't work
Part 1 Defining the problem
SPELD publication
Price $8.00
(as a set Part 1 & 2 $13.00) |
Highly recommended and written by specialists in the area of specific learning difficulties. As the title indicates the booklet describes what learning difficulties are and how to identify them. |
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When words won't work
Part 2 Intervention
SPELD publication
Price $8.00
(as a set
Part 1 & 2 $13.00) |
Highly recommended book and written by specialists in the area of specific learning difficulties. As the title indicates the booklet provides practical intervention strategies for parents and teachers |
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Sound Check 1: Sequencing sounds for spelling success
Maureen Pollard
Learning Logic 2000
Price $45.00 |
Introduces students to the process of blending sounds to form words. Includes games to consolidate learning. Complete with comprehensive teacher's notes, ideas for phonemic awareness warm-ups and blackline masters to generate all necessary classroom activities. |
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Sound Check 2: Sequencing sounds for spelling success
Maureen Pollard
Learning Logic 2000
Price $45.00 |
Continues on from book one with a test at the beginning to check that the student is ready to progress. Covers more advanced letter groups extending phonological skills and includes games to consolidate learning |
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To Be Gifted &
Learning Disabled
S.Baum / S.Owen / J. Dixon
Hawker Brownlow 1993
Price $44.45 |
For many, the terms learning disabilities and giftedness are at the opposite ends of the learning spectrum. This book profiles the student who is both gifted and learning disabled. Explores unique characteristics of these students, ways to identify them and suggested teaching activities to support and stimulate their learning. |
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Success Stories
Betty Smith
Third Edition Price $35.00 |
An inspirational book with stories of success despite learning difficulties. Covering people as diverse as a young and successful student 'Amanda's story', politicians, sports people, actors, artists, scientists, teachers writers and more. An excellent book to bolster flagging self confidence. |
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First 200 Words CD ROM
Michael Harvey
Australia Curriculum Software 2002
Home Verson $25
Class verson
$110 |
An Australian designed spelling program using activities, pictures and phrases to assist children with learning the most used 200 words. The program also contains over 80 activity work sheets ready to be printed. Excellent for early learners and primary school aged children. Features an Australian voice over! |
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Phonics First 1 CD ROM
Price $54.95 |
Designed for beginning readers and also useful for students in middle primary years who are experiencing learning difficulties and reading problems, also good for ESL. Begins with letter-sound recognition for the sounds for the letters of the alphabet, teaches students to recognise the relationship between written letters and the sounds they represent. First in a series of 5 CDs. |
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Reading Works CD ROM
Price $69.95 |
Suitable for 5 - adults, average to high IQ but low reading ability students. There are five levels to the program which are carefulIy structured according to reading and interest age. E.g. Level 3 is based on a reading age of 6-10 and an interest age of 10-12. 560 graded stories, covering 8 topic areas including Discoveries, Mysteries, Sport, Bizarre etc. Each passage has a controlled number of words and reading ability is graded. All stories, phonemic awareness activity results, and reading speed can be printed out. |
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