Richard Lavoie Resources

Motivation is the key to learning, but very few parents and teachers have an effective arsenal of techniques at their disposal. With empathy and understanding, backed by decades of experience in the classroom, Rick Lavoie gives parents and teachers the key to unlock any child's enthusiasm and responsiveness. The Motivation Breakthrough will revolutionize the way parents, teachers, and professionals reach out to and motivate all children.  

Format: DVD all region compatible. Cost $150 GST inclusive

BOOK - It's So Much Work To Be Your Friend

Richard Lavoie offers practical strategies to help learning disabled children navigate the treacherous social waters of their school, home, and community. He examines the special social issues surrounding a wide variety of learning disabilities and provides proven methods with step-by-step instructions for helping the learning disabled child through almost any social situation. Price $29.95

It's So Much Work To Be Your Friend

This new resource concentrates on teaching friendship skills to children with learning disabilities to use in the classroom, the homefront, and in the community.

Format: DVD all region compatible. Cost $150 GST inclusive

How Difficult Can This Be - The F.A.T. City Workshop

A compelling demonstration of how intimidating the classroom can be through the eyes of a child with learning disabilities. In this unique workshop parents, teachers and other professionals participate in a series of classroom activities that cause them frustration, anxiety and tension (F.A.T.) - emotions familiar to the student with LD.

Format:DVD all region compatible. Cost $150 GST inclusive

Beyond F.A.T.City - A Look Back, A Look Ahead

Building on the international success of the F.A.T. City Workshop, this program is designed to give teachers and parents the opportunity to become involved in candid and thought-provoking discussions on how to play a more effective role in the life of a learning disabled child. Discussion is filled with major trends and issues in the field of LD, and the challenges ahead for parents and educational professionals. A Viewer's Guide is included to help stimulate discussion.

Format: DVD all region compatible. Cost $150 GST inclusive

Last One Picked - First One Picked On

Playing with friends is a daily ritual for most children, but children with learning disabilities are often isolated and rejected. Their problems making and keeping friends are compounded by their poor social skills. The challenges confronting learning disabled children in their lives both in and out of the classroom are examined.

Format: DVD all region compatible. Cost $150 GST inclusive

When the Chips Are Down-Strategies for Improving Children's Behaviour

Do you have days when some children seem out of control and you fall into the same pointless arguments? Rick Lavoie offers practical advice on dealing with behavioural problems quickly and effectively. He shows how preventive discipline can anticipate problems before they start and explains how teachers and parents can create a stable, predictable environment in which children with learning disabilities can flourish.

Format: DVD all region compatible. Cost $150 GST inclusive

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During his three decades in special education, Richard D. Lavoie, MA, Med, has served as a teacher, administrator, adjunct professor, visiting lecturer, and author. As an expert on learning disabilities, he has shared his knowledge with educators at numerous schools and universities. He also has been a consultant for organisations such as Girl Scouts of America, National Center for Learning Disabilities, New York Times, and Public Broadcasting Service.

Richard Lavoie is a member of the professional boards of the American Learning Disabilities Association, The Council for Exceptional Children, and Children with Attention Deficit Disorder. He was formerly executive director of the Riverview School, a residential school for children with learning disabilities in Massachusetts.

Richard Lavoie's award-winning videos have been distributed worldwide, and he has delivered his message to more than 500,000 parents, teachers and other professionals throughout North America, and in Hong Kong and New Zealand. Richard Lavoie's enormous popularity grew from his first video How Difficult Can This Be -The F.A.T. City Workshop