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Do you know what your special needs child is capable of achieving?

Special Education / Developmental Disabilities -

Simple Successes: From Obstacles to Solutions with Special Needs Children is a practical and inspiring book for today's parents and teachers of special needs children that focuses not on the obstacles but on the possibilities of what children can accomplish. Teacher and author Rachelle Zola shows how progress can be made even in situations that seem impossible.

In an easy step-by-step format, Simple Successes provides valuable insights, experiences, and new ways to approach the learning process-simple steps that will positively impact the daily life of your special needs child.

Simple Successes is a must-read for parents, caregivers, and teachers who are looking for more ways for children to participate at home, in school, and in community activities. Simple Successes works with tasks, attitudes, reading, writing, role playing, and dealing with everyday chores in a way that's positive and fun.

"Recognize that your child is capable and wants to learn, and together you will find a way for that learning to take place. You are creating an environment that is conducive to learning by communicating respect and having a safe space for your child to make mistakes, practice, and succeed. When you believe in your child and you communicate that, he will believe in himself, show confidence and be willing to take risks."

“After many years of teaching special needs children, Rachelle Zola has taken her hands-on experience and put it into a practical, easy-to-read book. She focuses on the can do by providing countless concrete examples that will allow your child to experience success in learning and enrich family interactions.” – Nancy Samalin, M.S., best-selling author of Loving Without Spoiling & 100 Other Timeless Tips for Raising Terrific Kids