Books on Helping Struggling Learners

Reach for the Moon by Samantha Abeel, illustrated by Charles R. Murphy
A collection of poems and short stories written when the author was 13 years old. The author is learning disabled and gifted.

How to Reach and Teach All Students in the Inclusive Classroom: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Lessons and Activities for Teaching Students with Diverse Learning Needs by Sandra F. Rief & Julie A. Heimburge
This thoroughly updated edition of the best-selling book gives all classroom teachers, special educators, and administrators an arsenal of adaptable and ready-to-use strategies, lessons, and activities.

The Way They Learn by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
The learning-styles expert gives parents a better understanding of the types of learning approaches that will help their children do better in school.

Wonderfully Wired Brains: An Introduction to the World of Neurodiversity by Louise Gooding
Wonderfully Wired Brains teaches children aged 7-9 all about the awesome abilities that neurodiverse individuals have, introduces them to advocates who are challenging neurodiversity stereotypes, and most importantly gives them a safe space to feel accepted.  **For children

Series

Adventures of Everyday Geniuses by Barbara Esham

• Free Association, Where My Mind Goes During Science Class

• If You’re So Smart, How Come You Can’t Spell Mississippi?

• Last to Finish: A Story About the Smartest Boy in Math Class

• Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets

• Stacey Coolidge’s Fancy-Smancy Cursive Handwriting
  
  

The Coping Series by Jeanne Gehret

• The Don’t-Give-Up Kid: and Learning Disabilities

• Eagle Eyes: A Child’s Guide to Paying Attention

• Houdini’s Gift also talks about Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)