Alan M. Hultquist, EdD has a doctorate in educational psychology and worked in education for 33 years, as a special education teacher and educational psychologist. Alan is also the author of An Introduction to Dyslexia for Parents and Professionals and What is Dyslexia? A Book Explaining Dyslexia for Kids and Adults to Use Together, both published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Bill Tulp is an experienced artist, who has published illustrations and graphic stories, had gallery shows and taught art classes. He lives in Vermont, USA.
Description
Acknowledgements.; 1. Introducing Zoe, who has dyslexia.; 2. Learning the alphabet.; 3. Understanding the sounds in words.; 4. Reading new words.; 5. Remembering words.; 6. Reading slowly.; 7. What reading is like for me.; 8. Spelling.; 9. Writing down my thoughts.; 10. Mathematics.; 11. Following directions.; 12. What Im good at.; 13. Finding out I had dyslexia.; 14. How teachers can help.; 15. How parents can help.; 16. Early signs of dyslexia.; 17. Important ideas to know. Further reading. Websites.
Reviews
The book is wonderful. It has a lot of good information on dyslexia and it is easy to read and understand. But most of all, I liked that it demystifies dyslexia and lets kids see that they are not alone with their struggles.