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Overcoming Dyslexia (2020 Edition)

2nd Edition, Completely Revised and Updated

By: Sally Shaywitz, M.D.

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Paperback | 15 December 2014 | Edition Number 1

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608 Pages

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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 and reveal his strengths
Stories of successful men and women who are dyslexic

Industry Reviews

"Sally Shaywitz is an amazing woman, and no one has a better understanding of dyslexia and how it affects young children. Her work in this field is unmatched. One in five children of all classes, genders, and races have dyslexia, and it must be recognized early. These children think fast but read slow, through no fault of their own. Some of them are brilliant, but their brilliance often goes unrecognized. Sally's tireless advocacy for those who have this learning disability has to be an inspiration for anyone who values early learning, systems of intelligence, and how to combat the many false perceptions of dyslexia. Her constant fight to change public policy as it relates to the way dyslexia functions and is understood in the nation's schools should be deeply meaningful to anyone who cares about children in today's world."
--Bob Dylan

"In this gem of a book, Dr. Sally Shaywitz uses her voice, her images, her brain-and yes, her heart-to shine a piercing and clarifying light on what we so inadequately call 'dyslexia.' What is more, she shows how almost everyone can overcome it."
--Daniel D. Federman, M.D.,

"Fascinating. . . . Shaywitz has illuminated the inner workings of dyslexic minds."
-- Time

"An important book.... For the first time, scientists are understanding how the brain works...in the act of reading. Front and center now is Sally Shaywitz."
- The Baltimore Sun

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