Can I tell you about Dyslexia?: A guide for friends, family and professionals

by Alan M. Hultquist, Bill Tulp (Illustrator)

Overview

Meet Zoe - a young girl with dyslexia. Zoe invites readers to learn about dyslexia from her perspective. She helps readers to understand the challenges faced by a child with dyslexia, explaining what dyslexia is and how it affects her at home and at school. Zoe describes exactly why she finds reading, writing and words so difficult, and how other people can help her in these areas.

This illustrated book is ideally suited for readers aged 7 and upwards, and will be an excellent way to start a discussion about dyslexia, in the classroom or at home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849059527
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	07/28/2013
Series:	Can I tell you about...?
Pages:	56
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	7 - 18 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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 I'm good at. 13. Finding out I had dyslexia. 14. How teachers can help. 15. How parents can help. 16. Possible early signs of dyslexia. 17. Some important ideas to know. Further reading. International websites.

Editorial Reviews

This inspirational book is a great resource for children, parents, and teachers alike. Written from a child's perspective, it explains a complicated topic in a simple manner and provides an accurate overview of the most common symptoms of dyslexia (including strengths), an insightful account of how it feels to have dyslexia, and ways that teachers and parents can provide appropriate emotional and instructional supports.

Nancy Mather

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.

a parent of a child with dyslexia Rhonda

This is a captivating account through the eyes of a child, called Zoe of what it is like to have dyslexia... the book is suitable for readers aged seven and up. There is information for children, parents and teachers... Overall, a very enjoyable and easy but informative read.

Children & Young People Now