Bøger af Ruth Gordon

Count Me In is a resource for children, parents, educators, therapists, and psychologists trying to understand the math learning disability called dyscalculia. After years of struggling with math in school, author Ruth Gordon's granddaughter was diagnosed with dyscalculia at age nine. Once her learning disability was identified and diagnosed, she was able to capitalize on her strengths, compensate for her shortcomings, and regain her confidence.Count Me In is visually fun for kids and informative for both children and adults. The book can be used for teaching children how to navigate their learning challenges while overcoming frustrations they may be experiencing in school and at home. Dyscalculia is a relatively new diagnosis that should be understood and addressed as early as possible during a child's educational journey. Ruth Gordon joined forces with Illustrator Barbara Zohlman, and her granddaughter, son and daughter-in-law to write this engaging book.

How do you bridge the gap between the life you remember as a child and a new life that circumstances have thrust upon you? Can the gap between living on one continent and adapting to life on another ever be fully embraced? Young Sammy is uprooted from his home in Zimbabwe and all that he has held dear. Some relationships are made stronger by the move. His aunt Maggie and the African, Morris who was born in the same province of Matabeleland, become his support. New friendships are forged. The deep compassion given by Jeffery, in California, helps him break through old resistance, especially with the troubling relationship with Maggie's friend, Peter. The path of finding peace and acceptance is the journey Sammy faces, that brings him full circle back to the home he was forced to leave. The heartfelt story of moving to South Africa and then to the United States--of finding forgiveness and learning to love--is one that many can relate to. Many, like Sammy, Maggie, and Morris, have chosen or been forced to leave the countries of their birth. Both sweet and painful memories carve the path to embracing what has been, while striving forward to create a brighter future.