SRV Council of PTAs Special Needs Committee

Book & Video Resource List

Last updated September 23, 2004

The following materials have been donated to the Iron Horse Middle School Library (as the SRVUSD library) by the SRV Council of PTAs or its members to be available for check-out by parents residing in and teachers working in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.

BOOKS

Title

Author

  • Girls on Track: A parent's Guide to Inspiring Our Daughters to Achieve a Lifetime of Self-Esteem and respect
 

Molly Barker

  • Freeing Your Child From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
 

Tamar E. Chansky, Ph.D.

  • SOS – Help For Parents: A Practical Guide for Handling Common Everyday Behavior Problems
 

Lynn Clark, Ph.D.

  • Special Education Rights and Responsibilities
 

Community Alliance for Special Education (CASE) & Protection and Advocacy, Inc. (PAI)

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Facts
 

De Silva/Rachman

  • Easing the Teasing: Helping Your Child Cope with Name-Calling, Ridicule and Verbal Bullying
 

Judy S. Freedman, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.

  • Driven To Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood
 

Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.

  • A Mind at a Time: How Every Child Can Succeed
 

Mel Levine, M.D.

  • The Myth of Laziness: How Kids – and Parents – Can Become More Productive
 

Mel Levine, M.D.

  • The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
 

Alice Miller

  • Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Revolution
 

Jonathan Mooney and David Cole

  • Positive Discipline: A Teacher's A-Z Guide for Turning Common Behavioral Problems into Opportunities for Learning
 

Nelson, Duff, Escobar, Ortolano and Owen-Sohocki

  • Positive Discipline in the Classroom: Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation and Responsibility in Your Classroom
 

Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., Lynn Lott, M.A. & H. Stephen Glenn, Ph.D.

  • 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
 

Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D.

  • Tourette Syndrome: The Facts
 

Robertson/Baron-Cohen

  • The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience
 

Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D.

  • Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
 

Sally Shaywitz, M.D.

  • Your Child: Bully or Victim? Understanding and Ending School Yard Tyranny
 

Peter Sheras, Ph.D.

  • Raising a Thinking Child: Help Your Young Child to Resolve Everyday Conflicts and Get Along With Others
 

Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D./Theresa Foy Digeronimo, M.Ed.

  • The Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities
 

Larry B. Silver, M.D.

  • A Bird's-Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD: Advice From Young Survivors
 

Chris A. Zeigler Dendy and Alex Zeigler

VIDEOS

Title

Author

  • “Look What You've Done!” Learning Disabilities & Self Esteem; Stories of Hope and Resilience; parent version
 

Dr. Robert Brooks

  • “Look What You've Done!” Learning Disabilities & Self Esteem; Stories of Hope and Resilience; teacher version
 

Dr. Robert Brooks

  • Dyslexia: Finding the Answers
 

International Dyslexia Society

  • ADHD in the 21 st Century
 

Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.

  • How Difficult Can This Be: Understanding Learning Disabilities (The F.A.T. City Workshop)
 

Richard D. Lavoie

  • Last One Picked…First One Picked On: Learning Disabilities and Social Skills
 

Richard D. Lavoie

  • When the Chips are Down: Learning Disabilities and Discipline; parent version
 

Richard D. Lavoie

  • When the Chips are Down: Learning Disabilities and Discipline; teacher version
 

Richard D. Lavoie

  • Don't Laugh at Me
 

Peter Yarrow