The Runaway Learning Machine

The Runaway Learning Machine

Author: James J. Bauer

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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Occupational therapist Jim Bauer tells us what it was like to grow up with undiagnosed dyslexia. Experience the pain and embarrassment this shy little boy felt as teachers and parents ignored his learning disability and simply encouraged him to "try harder." This is must reading for anyone who works with children.


How Tony Learned to Read: Growing Up Dyslexic

How Tony Learned to Read: Growing Up Dyslexic

Author: Tony Fishel

Publisher: Flying Heron Books

Published: 2021-05

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9780990611271

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Tony was 8 when a neurologist said he was very intelligent but severely dyslexic. He might never learn to read or write. He wanted to be a physics teacher. He didn't give up. After school, college, and grad school, he taught himself to read.


The Adult Side of Dyslexia

The Adult Side of Dyslexia

Author: Kelli Sandman-Hurley

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2021-11-18

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1787754766

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This book combines moving accounts of the lived experience of dyslexic adults with tips and strategies for surmounting the challenges you or a loved one or family member may face. Drawing on in-depth interviews, Kelli Sandman-Hurley explores common themes such as school experiences; the impact of dyslexia on mental wellbeing; literacy skills; and being a dyslexic parent, perhaps to a child who is also dyslexic. Interviewees share what helped them (or didn't), the strategies they use daily to tackle literacy-based tasks, anxiety and low self-esteem, the advice they would give to the parent of a dyslexic child who is struggling, and reflect on how their experience has impacted their own parenting style. Whether you're dyslexic yourself or supporting someone who is, this book sheds light on an underrepresented topic, providing much-needed guidance and insight around what life is really like for an adult with dyslexia.


Diary of a Dyslexic School Kid

Diary of a Dyslexic School Kid

Author: Alais Winton

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2019-10-07

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1784508144

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Experience day-to-day life for a dyslexic kid, including school life, bullying and coping with tests and homework, in this frank and funny diary. Co-authored with a teenage boy with dyslexia and illustrated with cartoons, this is a positive yet honest look at the difficulties of being dyslexic. Using a simple and relatable approach, the authors display the ups and downs of school - and home - life with a reading difficulty, focussing on the sometimes overwhelming experience of being at a bigger school and studying loads of new subjects. Providing tips for what really helps and works based on real-life experience, this fun, accessible book shows teens and tweens with dyslexia that they are far from alone in their experiences.


My Dyslexia

My Dyslexia

Author: Philip Schultz

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2011-09-06

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0393083500

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“A success story . . . proof that one can rise above the disease and defy its so-called limitations on the brain.”—Daily Beast Despite winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2008, Philip Schultz could never shake the feeling of being exiled to the "dummy class" in school, where he was largely ignored by his teachers and peers and not expected to succeed. Not until many years later, when his oldest son was diagnosed with dyslexia, did Schultz realize that he suffered from the same condition. In his moving memoir, Schultz traces his difficult childhood and his new understanding of his early years. In doing so, he shows how a boy who did not learn to read until he was eleven went on to become a prize-winning poet by sheer force of determination. His balancing act—life as a member of a family with not one but two dyslexics, countered by his intellectual and creative successes as a writer—reveals an inspiring story of the strengths of the human mind.


Defeat Dyslexia!

Defeat Dyslexia!

Author: Holly Swinton

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-04-07

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781530552207

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Jargon-free and easy to read, Defeat Dyslexia! is the practical guide for busy parents and carers. Find out with what dyslexia really means for your child's reading, spelling, maths, and other areas of learning, including music, languages, and sport. Then discover straightforward, positive ways to help your dyslexic child to excel, in school and in life. Using Defeat Dyslexia!, you'll gather facts, advice, and inspiration from a dyslexia expert who is also proudly dyslexic. With this book, you can: Spot Dyslexia Identify signs of possible dyslexia, including hidden clues. Find out about overlapping conditions, like dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADHD, and autism. Understand Dyslexia Get to grips with the strengths and weaknesses of dyslexia. Make the diagnosis process stress-free. Defeat Dyslexia! Learn the quick and easy 'first steps' for supporting your child. Create a long-term plan of action for learning success. It's time to defeat the demons of dyslexia - and embrace the best of what it means to be dyslexic.


Dyslexia is My Superpower (Most of the Time)

Dyslexia is My Superpower (Most of the Time)

Author: Margaret Rooke

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2017-09-21

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1784506060

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In more than 100 interviews, children and young adults reveal their personal tips and tactics for honing the creative benefits of dyslexia, enabling them to thrive in school and beyond. Strategies include ways to develop confidence and self-belief. The contributors have outlined specific approaches they feel have helped them, and others that haven't. The book contains stunning illustrations by 8-18 year olds with dyslexia. The first-hand accounts are inspiring in the way they normalise dyslexia and reveal the many success stories. There is an additional section for professionals who work in education or special learning environments, with advice given by school students themselves.