Leaders, visionaries and dreamers : extraordinary people with dyslexia and other learning disabilities / Paul J. Gerber and Marshall H. Raskind.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerber, Paul Jay.

Contributor:

Raskind, Marshall H.

Series:

Disability and the disabled.

Disability and the disabled - issues, laws and programs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dyslexia.

Learning disabled.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (95 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

""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""

""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 ""

""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""

"" CHAPTER 17 IN RETROSPECT: WISDOM ABOUT THEIR LEARNING DISABILITIES""""EPILOGUE""; ""RECOMMENDED READING AND WORKS CITED""; ""BOOKS""; ""ARTICLES""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62808-879-6

OCLC:

864551023