Dyslexic In America

Kindergarten-Grade 4-Adam starts school, and although he loves stories, he can’t seem to get the words to make sense. Over the next few years, he slowly despairs of ever learning to read. Instead, he imagines that he is being held captive by an evil king who torments him with vowels. His parents hire tutors to help, but it isn’t until a specialist comes in at the beginning of third grade and diagnoses him as dyslexic that things start to look up. For Adam, it has become a much bigger problem than just learning how to read-he must also find the self-confidence that years of failure have robbed from him. His new teacher helps him see that reading will always be hard for him, but that it is possible. The pastel illustrations adequately convey Adam’s emotions. Although the text often tells rather than shows the boy’s plight, the subject matter is handled with respect for his feelings at every stage of the process, and does not oversimplify or sugarcoat the difficulties of dyslexia.-Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia
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K-Gr. 2. “When Adam was little, he loved to sink into his mother’s warm lap and listen to her read.” Once Adam enters school, his love of books becomes a daily battle that he truly believes he cannot win. It isn’t until third grade that Adam, now suffering from low self-esteem and engaging in aggressive behaviors, is tested for a learning disability and receives the specialized help he needs. Adam’s progression from an even-tempered and confident child to a withdrawn, frustrated, and often-troubled one is realistically portrayed in Robb’s lengthy text and in Piazza’s striking pastel illustrations. Equally realistic is the depiction of the long, slow process that leads to the child’s eventual success as a reader. Adam’s experience will inspire and encourage many youngsters who find themselves in similar predicaments. Equally important, the book sounds an alarm for educators and parents. Lauren Peterson
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In this excellent little book is a wealth of practical advice, clearly presented . . . Throughout the book, the advice is sensible, practical and helpful. It is written with great understanding and gentle humor . . . The book wisely offers advice to teachers and advisers as well as students. I hope it finds a place on their bookshelves.
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This fully updated third edition contains practical and useful advice that will be invaluable for students with dyslexia, their parents and all of those involved in teaching and supporting them in their studies. Including the latest research into dyslexia, changes in legislation and information technology and the real-life experiences of six former Bangor students this book will:

• guide students through the process of applying for university, suggesting strategies for general organisation and for particular aspects of study

• outline how to get the best personally and academically from higher education

• give practical advice on setting up and using support facilities (both human and technological)

• be an accessible text for mainstream lecturers and tutors who need to be aware of the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act.

New chapters include ‘Dyslexia plus’, giving information on dyspraxia, attention disorders, Asperger’s syndrome, and the more controversial ‘dyscalculia’. ‘Out of College and into Work’ gives advice for students on the challenges they face after graduation.

Wynford Dore – founder of the Dore achievement Centre, established the first treatment centre in the UK in 2000. By November 2002, DDT had grown to 15 centres in the UK, USA and Australia. He is now “spreading the word” about his miracle cure.

Fifth grader Josh Grant dreads the first day of school. As his older brother reminds him, he’s a “learning disabled dummy!” In this fast-paced adventurestory, Caroline Janover takes us into the heart and mind of a boy with dyslexia as he cleverly compensates for his learning difficulties and wins the admiration of his family and friends.

Caroline Janover is a Learning Disabilities Specialist with over 35 years of diagnostic and remedial experience in public and private education. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and received Master’s Degrees from Boston University and Fairleigh Dickinson University. Caroline has dyslexia and lectures nationally about the importance of humor, hope and perseverance in teaching children with ADHD and dyslexia.