If You're So Smart, How Come You Can't Spell Mississippi - Softcover

If You’re So Smart, How Come You Can’t Spell Mississippi? Katie always thought her dad was smart; he is one of the busiest attorneys in town! People are always asking him for advice! She has been a bit confused since asking him for help with her weekly spelling list. How can her “very smart” dad struggle with one of her spelling words? This definitely did not make sense. The word “Mississippi” has changed everything|"In recent years there has been a growing awareness among educators, researchers, and members of many professions that challenges in reading and spelling are often accompanied by special abilities in areas like complex pattern recognition and spatial reasoning. If You're So Smart How Come You Can't Spell Mississippi? is a fantastic way of bringing this information to the many smart children who find reading and spelling especially difficult--and especially to those who are beginning to doubt their own potential." Drs. Brock (M.D., M.A.) and Fernette (M.D.) are physicians and consultants to a wide range of parent, teacher, and clinical professional groups Authors of, The Mislabeled Child, the Eide Neurolearning Clinic, provides neurology consultation, neuropsychological assessment, and learning and school report recommendations for children.

Author Barbara Esham was one of those kids who couldn t resist performing a pressure test on a pudding cup. Waiting for parental supervision during a trial run of spin art was too much for her parents to ask of her. She has always been a free association thinker, finding life far more interesting while in a state of abstract thought. Barbara is the author of The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses book series, a children s book series created to explore the ideas and theories behind the definitions of intelligence, creativity, learning, and success.