Download or read book Understanding Managing Dyslexia for Dummies written by Tracey Wood and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding and Managing Dyslexia For Dummies written by Tracey Wood and published by For Dummies. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dyslexia is a sensitive issue that can be difficult to identify and understand, and even trickier to cope with - but it needn’t be something you or your child have to go through alone. Suitable for anxious parents, curious youngsters and adult sufferers alike, this book offers friendly, down-to-earth advice on recognising the signs and symptoms of dyslexia and understanding the best management methods and avenues of support. Understanding & Managing Dyslexia For Dummies covers: Figuring Out What Dyslexia Is All About Determining When to Get a Diagnosis Exploring Your Options for Schools and Programmes Taking Part in Your Child’s Teaching Programme Moving Beyond the Childhood Years About the author Katrina Cochrane began working for Dyslexia Action in 1999 and now delivers courses in dyslexia training and assesses and teaches both children and adults with dyslexia. Tracey Wood is a children’s reading specialist, and the author of several For Dummies books. She has a Masters Degree in Education.
Download or read book Overcoming Dyslexia For Dummies written by Tracey Wood and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-22 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes tips and strategies for kids, teens, and adults with dyslexia Understand what dyslexia is, assess schools and programs, and help your child succeed Does your child mix up d's and b's? Does he or she have trouble reading? If so, the cause may be dyslexia. But don't worry -- these days, there are many ways to overcome dyslexia. This hands-on guide leads you step by step through your options -- and explains how anyone with dyslexia can achieve success in school and life. Discover how to * Recognize the symptoms of dyslexia * Understand diagnostic test results * Set up an Individualized Education Program (IEP) * Work effectively with teachers * Improve your child?s reading skills
Download or read book DYSLEXIA written by Sally E. Shaywitz and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This prevalent reading problem has puzzled medical researchers and parents alike for 100 years. The latest evidence indicates that dyslexic children have trouble breaking words into constituent sounds, which makes it harder for them to connect speech with letters of the alphabet.
Download or read book Cartwheels written by Tracy Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lively Sloan loves to make up dances, put on shows, and do art. But as she heads into first grade, nothing frustrates her more than reading. In math, the numbers go together right in her brain, but no matter how hard she looks at letters, and no matter how many times her teacher and parents say "focus," she would much rather do cartwheels. She feels sad that she isn't "with" her class and isn't reading the "right way." Then, she finds out that she has dyslexia. Join Sloan on her journey to learn to read, gain confidence, and find her own special kind of smart. Cartwheels is a great story for opening conversations and explaining the basics of dyslexia to children.
Download or read book This is Dyslexia written by Kate Griggs and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future needs Dyslexic Thinking! British social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of charity Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs has been shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its strengths since 2004. Having been surrounded by an extraordinary 'smorgasbord of Dyslexic Thinking' her whole life, Griggs knows the superpower of dyslexia all too well. With a forward from Sir Richard Branson, This is Dyslexia covers everything you need to understand, value and support Dyslexic Thinking. From offering practical advice on how to support the dyslexics in your life to breaking down the 6 Dyslexic Thinking skills in adults, Griggs shares her knowledge in an easily digestible guide. This is Dyslexia redefines and reshapes what it means to be dyslexic. It explores how it has shaped our past and how harnessing its powers and strengths is vital to our future.
Download or read book How to Detect and Manage Dyslexia written by Philomena Ott and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 1997 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference book aimed at learning support co-ordinators, specialist and non-specialist teachers, and all others involved in helping students with dyslexia. The book includes: step-by-step explanation of the Special Needs Code of Practice legislation; help with teaching spelling and writing to dyslexic students; advice on study skills and preparation for GCSE examinations; information on the provision made by examination boards for dyslexic students; guidance on how technology can help the dyslexic learner; and help with identifying the early warning signs of dyslexia.
Download or read book Dyslexia A Beginner s Overview and Guide to Overcoming Dyslexia written by Henry Lee and published by No Fluff Publishing . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dyslexia is a learning disorder generally characterized by reading difficulty. It is more common than what most people think. Parents are usually distraught when they have children diagnosed with dyslexia. They worry about whether their children will be able to function well in society. Most teachers, once they find out that one of the children in their class has this condition, are usually supportive. Although not all teachers received training on how to handle children with dyslexia, most of them are aware of the condition and know how to give adequate support in the classroom. The good news is that dyslexia is a manageable disorder. This condition is not a prediction of failure. In fact, many successful adults are actually dyslexic, and their situation does not deter their success in life. With the support of parents and teachers as well as other people around them, people with dyslexia are able to live normally and even thrive in life. Research has proven that there are different ways to manage dyslexia and parents and teachers can help children manage their condition through various means.Dyslexia: A Beginner's Overview and Guide to Overcoming Dyslexia will give relevant information on dyslexia to help everyone understand it better, and give strategies and ways to help children manage this condition. Table of Contents Introduction Understanding Dyslexia Other Conditions Associated with Dyslexia Causes of Dyslexia Diagnosing Dyslexia Managing Dyslexia Supporting Dyslexia-Home and Family Conclusion
Download or read book Understanding and Overcoming Dyslexia written by Karen Ethan and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dyslexia is a prevalent condition that makes language processing challenging for individuals. While some experts estimate that between 5 to 10 percent of people are affected by dyslexia, others suggest that as many as 17 percent exhibit signs of reading difficulties. Contrary to some misconceptions, people with dyslexia do not outgrow the condition. However, there are specialized teaching methods and strategies available that can assist them in enhancing their reading abilities and overcoming the associated challenges. It is possible for individuals of any age to undergo testing for dyslexia, although the diagnostic tests differ for adults and children.
Download or read book Basic Facts about Dyslexia Other Reading Problems written by Louisa Cook Moats and published by Basic Facts. This book was released on 2008 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have guide for any parent or teacher of a child struggling to learn to read, this essential resource begins by answering the question "What is Dyslexia?" The authors have masterfully selected and distilled the most significant research in the field to provide clear and detailed explanations of the: 1) widely accepted research-based definition of dyslexia; 2) identification and treatment of dyslexia at various stages of development; 3) emotional consequences of reading difficulties; 4) current research on the role of genetics and the brain; 5) essential elements of effective reading instruction; and 6) treatment options for the most severe cases of dyslexia and other reading problems.
Download or read book Managing Dyslexia at University written by Claire Jamieson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough and comprehensive guide for both education professionals and those affected by dyslexia, this book is predominantly a guidebook. It includes lots of practical advice and is based on the authors’ sound knowledge of current theory and practice. It includes: photocopiable materials contact and reference details personal organisation advice ways forward for potential problems information on secondary or associated difficulties.
Download or read book We Are Giants written by Amber Lee Dodd and published by Quercus Children's Books. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A total page-turner...very moving and touching.' JACQUELINE WILSON A brilliantly funny and wonderfully warm-hearted story about love, family, and what it means to be different. Sydney thinks her mum Amy is the best mum in the world - even if she is a bit different. When everyone else kept growing, Amy got to four feet tall and then stopped right there. The perfect height, in Sydney's opinion: big enough to reach the ice cream at the supermarket, small enough to be special. Sydney's dad died when she was only five, but her memories of him, her mum's love and the company of her brave big sister Jade means she never feels alone . . . But when the family are forced to move house, things get tricky. Sydney and Jade must make new friends, deal with the bullies at their new school and generally figure out the business of growing up in a strange new town. And Sydney doesn't want to grow up - not if it means getting bigger than her mum...
Download or read book Overcoming Dyslexia 2020 Edition written by Sally Shaywitz, M.D. and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-12-24 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the world's preeminent experts on reading and dyslexia, the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical book available on identifying, understanding, and overcoming reading problems--now revised to reflect the latest research and evidence-based approaches. Dyslexia is the most common learning disorder on the planet, affecting about one in five individuals, regardless of age or gender. Now a world-renowned expert gives us a substantially updated and augmented edition of her classic work: drawing on an additional fifteen years of cutting-edge research, offering new information on all aspects of dyslexia and reading problems, and providing the tools that parents, teachers, and all dyslexic individuals need. This new edition also offers: • New material on the challenges faced by dyslexic individuals across all ages • Rich information on ongoing advances in digital technology that have dramatically increased dyslexics' ability to help themselves • New chapters on diagnosing dyslexia, choosing schools and colleges for dyslexic students, the co-implications of anxiety, ADHD, and dyslexia, and dyslexia in post-menopausal women • Extensively updated information on helping both dyslexic children and adults become better readers, with a detailed home program to enhance reading • Evidence-based universal screening for dyslexia as early as kindergarten and first grade – why and how • New information on how to identify dyslexia in all age ranges • Exercises to help children strengthen the brain areas that control reading • Ways to raise a child's self-esteem and reveal her strengths • Stories of successful men, women, and young adults who are dyslexic
Download or read book Dyslexia written by Oliver Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the many elements that we are expected to learn at a young age is reading, writing, and spelling. For some children, it is a lot harder, and if you are an educator or a parent of a child who has difficulty in either three of these elements, you need this book. This book is an introduction to dyslexia. It offers a sensible approach to understanding dyslexia, how to spot signs and symptoms as well as how to deal with children and adults with dyslexia. It also discusses accommodations for a child at home and at school as well as accommodations in the workplace for an adult with dyslexia. You will also find a chapter dedicated to the various assistive technology that you, your child, or an adult can use to do writing, reading, taking notes and spelling easier. This book endeavors to provide you with enough information to aid in the development, understand, and support of a child with dyslexia, a middle-schooler with dyslexia, as well as an adult with dyslexia. For those going through treatment and therapy, there is also a helpful chapter on how you can show your support. To give you more motivation and inspiration, there is also a chapter that lists out all the successful and famous people who are dyslexic. You will find this book to contain all the relevant information you need about dyslexia, treatments, both medicinal and non-medicinal, as well as the emotional and mental impacts of dyslexic. Would you like to know more?Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy now button
Download or read book Coping with Dyslexia Dysgraphia and ADHD written by Catherine McBride and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coping with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and ADHD: A Global Perspective uniquely incorporates dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD into one volume, offering practical advice on how to manage each of these disorders. McBride combines a solid research base with interviews with specialists in learning disabilities, as well as parents, teachers, and students with personal knowledge of each difficulty from six continents. The innovative cross-cultural focus of the book is emphasized in the introduction, which is followed by one chapter each on the basics of each of these learning difficulties and another three chapters on their remediation. The book goes on to cover topics such as comorbidities across learning or other difficulties, learning of multiple languages, facilitating self-esteem, and enhancing reading comprehension and writing composition in the face of dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD. Appendices with short, practical tips on learning, multi-media resources, and ways to test and train cognitive-linguistic skills are included as an additional resource. Coping with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and ADHD: A Global Perspective is intended for practitioners, teachers, parents, and those with any or all of these learning difficulties. University or postgraduate students who wish to understand more about dyslexia, dysgraphia, and/or ADHD will also benefit from the clear analysis. With this book, the reader will not only come to understand the fundamental nature of these learning difficulties, but will also get to know the people whose lives are so deeply affected by them.
Download or read book Making Dyslexia Work for You written by Vicki Goodwin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to overcoming the day-to-day difficulties associated with dyslexia. --from publisher description.
Download or read book Dyslexia for Kids Parents and Dummies written by Melk Joe and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-12 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A must read for parents, educators, guardians and people with dyslexia." Did you know that many successful architects, lawyers, engineers-even bestselling novelists-had difficulties learning to read and write as children? Learning to understand and bring out the best in kids and adults with Dyslexia is the definitive activity book to improve phonemic awareness, dysgraphia, and Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) for kids ages 7-12 and adults. For kids and adults with an official dyslexia diagnosis, or kids/adults struggling with dyslexia related symptoms, learning to read can be challenging. Using a targeted approach to skill development; Learning to Read for Kids with Dyslexia applies the latest research-based learning methods to games and activities that strengthen auditory discrimination skills, support letter formation in writing, and most importantly―make reading fun. Understanding brain imaging, the symptoms, strength of people with dyslexia among many other factors are important solution to understanding and bringing out the best in dyslexic people. With icons that designate skill building in phonemic awareness, dysgraphia, and APD for each activity, this book allows parents and teachers to focus on strengthening specific areas that will help kids become lifelong readers. This book has an invaluable advice on how parents, educators, guardians and individuals with dyslexia can recognize and use the strengths of the dyslexic learning style in: material reasoning (used by architects and engineers); interconnected reasoning (scientists and designers), narrative reasoning (novelists and lawyers); and dynamic reasoning (economists and entrepreneurs.) After reading this book, you would have a different view of dyslexic people and be able to bring out the best in them effortlessly.
