From the dust jacket: Can parents do anything to help the child who has reached his teens without being able to read or study properly? Dr Cohn says emphatically yes. He begins by showing the true meaning behind some all-too-familiar alibis the student uses to excuse or deny poor academic performance. Then, through a variety of diagnostic tests that he describes, the parents can determine exactly what the student's problems are. For each type of problem Dr Cohn gives a number of corrective exercises. These exercises have proved their effectiveness over the years at Adelphi University's Reading and Learning Disabilities Clinic. Here Dr Cohn adapts them for use at home.