What is Dyslexia?

Informationen zum Autor Alan M. Hultquist Klappentext "Printed digitally since 2010"--T.p. verso. Zusammenfassung This book is designed to help adults explain dyslexia to children. It provides information about the most common types of dyslexia: trouble with sounds! remembering how letters and words look! finding words! and mixed dyslexia. He deals with the basic facts and adopts a style which is accessible to children without talking down to them. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Ask. 11. Two Activities for Parents and Children to Do Together to Work on Reading and Spelling. Appendix: Professional Organizations, About the Author, About the Illustrator.

Product details

• Authors: Alan M Hultquist, Alan M. Hultquist
• Assisted by: Lydia Corrow (Illustration), Lydia T. Corrow (Illustration)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2008
• EAN: 9781843108825
• ISBN: 978-1-84310-882-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 245 mm x 6 mm
• Subject: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family