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The Myth of Laziness
by Mel Levine
from Simon & Schuster

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Laziness is learned not inherent
  Dr. Levine's book, The Myth of Laziness is great at breaking down why children and adolescents can have struggles with academics and even day to day tasks. I am also a developmental and behavioral pediatrician and in my work with children, parents, and teachers, have found that demystifying why a child/adolescent is struggling is the first step to developing a plan of both intervention and accommodation.
  Too often, however, the struggling child becomes a struggling adolescent before the problems are... more info

• Fantastic book
  Great insights into how children learn and how to create interventions that effectively help struggling students!

• The Myth of Laziness
  I read this in a book chat with other teachers. It makes you rethink how you view students. It has been one of the most influential books that I have read in quite some time. All teachers should read this.

• Demystifying the "Lazy" Child
  Since I work with students who have a variety of learning differences that hinder their output, I was very encouraged by this book. It is so useful to have someone methodically lay out different case studies so you know what to look for, then provide the keys to overcoming those deficits. Only a few of my students fit the profile of "output failure" as described by Dr. Levine; however, his methods for assisting students to get organized (notes, schedules, school supplies) and for developing stories and... more info

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