Teaching learning strategies and study skills to students with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, or special needs
Stephen S. Strichart
Teaching learning strategies and study skills to students with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, or special needs
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Stephen S. Strichart
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
The classroom buzzes with energy as a teacher introduces a new way to crack tough subjects. Students with all kinds of learning challenges lean in, trying to catch every word. But just when it seems like they’re getting the hang of it, a big surprise shakes up their plans.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers practical strategies for teaching study skills to students with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, and special needs. It is appropriate for middle-grade readers and provides insights into educational techniques that support diverse learners. Parents and educators will find it a helpful resource for understanding and assisting children in academic settings.
Why we rated Teaching learning strategies and study skills to students with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, or special needs 11LE
Teaching learning strategies and study skills to students with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, or special needs is written at a Level 6 reading level across 236 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Teaching learning strategies and study skills to students with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, or special needs works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Teaching learning strategies and study skills to students with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, or special needs as 11LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Teaching learning strategies and study skills to students with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, or special needs explores learning disabilities, special education, study skills, education, and neurodivergent characters — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about learning disabilities, special education, study skills.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LE — Light — EmotionalNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0205335136
- Pages
- 236
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Published
- 2002
- Type
- Nonfiction