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Subject: A good book on understanding dyslexics : from an author who is dyslexic

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Date Posted: 11:12:13 05/16/11 Mon

Hi to All. I am at the tail end of the course and find it extremely fuifilling and relevant to understanding, connecting and teaching my 6 year old son. I just wanted to share a good book, to those who want to understand further what a dyslexic goes through. "Dyslexia : Visually Deaf, Auditorily Blind" is written by a dyslexic and gives comfort to those who are one or who work with one.

You can find more on Amazon and an excerpt of the review is shared here : This book is unique due to the groundbreaking new research what was carried out over four years with top psychologists and the author on dyslexia, this untold mystery explains why there are problems in this specific area and tells you about the pit falls it can course and how to overcome them successfully. It comes along with in-depth research and proves that dyslexia is a mystery to individual academics who have their own perceptions on what dyslexia is and confuse not only dyslexic people but schools, colleges, and universities, not quite knowing which is the correct way to treat it, or teach it. The book was written by a severe dyslexic man who left school with a reading age of six years, it addresses the problems he faced throughout school and looks at his employment options. It addresses the research he carried out with Prof Rod Nicolson, and Prof Angela Fawcett. Over four years it explains the findings of the research and the importance of them and which would help academics, students, and parents, on how to address these problems. Gary's understanding of dyslexia is quite unique. The book explains how he develops "internal speech" going through a program which he developed himself. The book goes through the ups and downs of Gary's life. In the book there are interviews of some of the people who took part in the research.

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