Take Control of Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties - Softcover

Engel Fisher, Jennifer; Price, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593637489 ISBN 13: 9781593637484

Publisher: Prufrock Press, 2011

Synopsis

Take Control of Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties is a unique guidebook written especially for kids with dyslexia and other reading difficulties to help them overcome their reading struggles and find success in school and beyond. The handbook addresses the fundamentals of reading for elementary and middle school students, speaking to students directly in easy-to-understand language with charts, graphs, and illustrations.

Unlike most books that focus on the "how-to's" of reading, this book teaches kids what reading is all about. They will learn about the different skills involved in the reading process, why learning how to read can be difficult, tips for studying and completing homework more easily, and what kinds of strategies and technologies might help improve their reading abilities. By interviewing other kids with dyslexia and reading difficulties, the authors offer insight into the frustrations that come with reading difficulties and provide encouragement to push forward to reading success.

About this title

About the Author:

Jennifer Engel Fisher is an educational consultant and organizational coach. She specializes in helping students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. Janet Price is an educational advocate and parent of a teenager with NLD. She co-moderates a popular Internet forum on NLD. Jennifer and Janet serve as program directors for the Weinfeld Education Group in Washington, DC.

Review:

Jennifer Fisher and Janet Price have provided a valuable service in bringing together materials and strategies from many sources to help remediate the wide range of difficulties experienced by those with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. It is upbeat and nicely summarizes information on learning styles and the role of new technologies as well as discussing briefly the special talents used by highly successful dyslexics in a variety of fields. I would recommend this book as a starting point for parents, students, teachers and related professionals. --Thomas G. West, author of In the Mind's Eye and Thinking Like Einstein

About this edition

• Publisher: Prufrock Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1593637489
• ISBN 13: 9781593637484
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136