Defeat Dyslexia!: The Parents' Guide to Understanding Your Child's Dyslexia - Softcover

Swinton, Holly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1530552206 ISBN 13: 9781530552207

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Jargon-free and easy to read, Defeat Dyslexia! is the practical guide for busy parents and carers.

Find out with what dyslexia really means for your child’s reading, spelling, maths, and other areas of learning, including music, languages, and sport. Then discover straightforward, positive ways to help your dyslexic child to excel, in school and in life.

Using Defeat Dyslexia!, you’ll gather facts, advice, and inspiration from a dyslexia expert who is also proudly dyslexic.

With this book, you can:

Spot Dyslexia

• Identify signs of possible dyslexia, including hidden clues.
• Find out about overlapping conditions, like dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADHD, and autism.

Understand Dyslexia

• Get to grips with the strengths and weaknesses of dyslexia.
• Make the diagnosis process stress-free.

Defeat Dyslexia!

• Learn the quick and easy ‘first steps’ for supporting your child.
• Create a long-term plan of action for learning success.

It’s time to defeat the demons of dyslexia – and embrace the best of what it means to be dyslexic.

About this title

About the Author

Holly Swinton (PGCE) is a graduate of Royal Holloway-University of London and Bath Spa University. She is a qualified teacher, tutor, and public speaker. Holly has gained a reputation (from both parents and professionals) as ‘The Dyslexia Lady’ – the go-to person to help children struggling with dyslexia and other learning difficulties. Building on her expertise in this area, she is currently finalising her qualification as an AMBDA dyslexia assessor.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1530552206
• ISBN 13: 9781530552207
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352