Learning Difficulties: A Guide for Teachers

Collected experiences from many dedicated teachers working with challenged children.

The topics include:

• The Structural Physical Body as Archetype of Man's Spiritual Being
• The Postural System
• An Immature Movement Pattern which Interferes with Reading and the Vertical Midline Barrier
• Dominance and Handedness Exercises
• Lessons with Students Tension in Writing Strengthening Memory Restlessness in Class
• Three Dimensions of Space Older Children with Learning Difficulties
• Body Geography through the Grades Classroom
• Exercises for Helping Eye Movement in Relation to Writing and Reading
• Child Study and Assessment Guidelines for the Teaching of Writing Spelling and Reading in the Early Grades
• Movement in the Earliest Years
• First Grade Readiness

About the Author

Mary Ellen Willby has been a dedicated supporter of the work of Audrey McAllen since the 1980s. She has worked with children and adults, taught and mentored Extra Lesson practitioners, and collaborated on research in this field.