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

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.

List 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.

About the author

Alan M. Hultquist, EdD is a licensed school psychologist with a doctorate in educational psychology. He is also licensed as an elementary educator, special educator, and consulting teacher. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and the US National Association of School Psychologists. Dr. Hultquist has worked with children professionally since 1979.

Product details

• Authors: Alan M Hultquist, Alan M. Hultquist, HULTQUIST ALAN M, M Hultquist Alan, Bill Tulp
• Assisted by: Bill Tulp (Illustration)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.07.2013
• EAN: 9781849059527
• ISBN: 978-1-84905-952-7
• No. of pages: 56
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Can I Tell You About...?; Can I Tell You About...?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General