Overcoming Dyslexia (2020 Edition) - Second Edition, Completely Revised and Updated (Paperback, 1st ed)

FOR EVERYONE WHO STRUGGLES TO READ
Clear, practical, science-based information and advice for successful results
One in five American children has trouble reading. But they are not stupid or lazy. In Overcoming Dyslexia," "Dr. Sally Shaywitz, codirector of the Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention and a leader in the new research into how the brain works, offers the latest information about reading problems and proven, practical techniques that, along with hard work and the right help, can enable anyone to overcome them. Here are the tools that parents and teachers need to help the dyslexic child, age by age, grade by grade, step by step.
--What dyslexia is and why some intelligent, gifted people read slowly and painfully
--How to identify dyslexia in preschoolers, schoolchildren, young adults, and adults
--How to find the best school and how to work productively with your child's teacher
--Exercises to help children use the parts of the brain that control reading
--A 20-minute nightly home program to enhance reading
--The 150 most common problem words-a list that can give your child a head start
--Ways to raise and preserve a child's self-esteem aqnd reveal his strengths
--Stories of successful men and women who are dyslexic

General

Imprint:	Random House USA Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2005
First published:	March 2005
Authors:	Sally Shaywitz
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	414
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-679-78159-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of children / adults with specific learning difficulties Promotions
LSN:	0-679-78159-5
Barcode:	9780679781592

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