What is dyslexia? : a book explaining dyslexia for kids and adults to use together / Alan M. Hultquist ; illustrations by Lydia T. Corrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hultquist, Alan M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dyslexia--Popular works.

Dyslexia.

Dyslexic children--Popular works.

Dyslexic children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Praise for What is Dyslexia? :. '…informative, based on the latest research and compassionate - three qualities that make this a must read for parents and children struggling with dyslexia.'. Paul M. Quinlan, Ph.D. fromThe Curtis Blake Center. Praise for An Introduction to Dyslexia for Parents and Professionals by the same author:. 'Hultquist writes in such measured, clear and uncluttered prose that no one can take the journey from diagnosis to remediation without feeling that one is in the hands of someone who really understands the issues surrounding a dyslexia diagnosis, not only for

Contents:

FRONT COVER; WHAT IS DYSLEXIA?; A Book Explaining Dyslexia for Kids and Adults to Use Together; CONTENTS; Introduction for the Adults: How to Use this Book; Part I For Kids; 1 Meet Jamie; 2 What Causes Dyslexia?; 3 One Kind of Dyslexia: Trouble with Sounds; 4 A Second Kind of Dyslexia: Trouble Remembering How Letters and Words Look; 5 A Third Kind of Dyslexia: Trouble Finding Words; 6 A Fourth Kind of Dyslexia: Mixed Dyslexia; 7 People with Dyslexia Are Smart and Courageous; 8 Feelings, Hard Work, and Bullies; 9 The End; Part II For Kids and Adults

10 Answers to Questions Kids and Parents Might Ask11 Two Activities for Parents and Children to Do Together to Work on Reading and Spelling; APPENDIX: PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-78205-X

9786611782054

1-84642-771-1

OCLC:

476168998