Love_to_Read Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 So, I'd like to give dd (11yo) some materials about dyslexia (or better yet, dysgraphia)....without handing her things that are wildly inaccurate or discouraging. So, what are your favorite children's books about having dyslexia? Feel free to respond with ones that you wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole, too, so that we don't bring those ones home.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecka Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/launching/brain/ I like this video. I don't know what age is for. My son is little and I think too young for it. I have flipped through some books and haven't liked any. Henry Winkler (in this video) wrote some fiction books about a boy with dyslexia (I think). I looked in one and it was also for an older child (my son is 7 and young for his age). I think he would like it when he is older. They looked a little "I get in trouble its not fair" from my quick glance, but I think when it is fiction it is okay for an older child (who has some judgment, and still depending on just what the content is) -- though I haven't suggested it yet, and am not sure what I will think in a couple of years. http://www.amazon.com/Hank-Zipzer-Collection-Henry-Winkler/dp/0448439778 There are a lot of reviews saying they are good for middle school, but I guess the reading level is low, so there are younger kids reading them, and then complaints from their parents. Well -- I have to say the good thing about my situation is that I am still heavily involved in my son's reading and know he won't read something I find inappropriate! edit: The video is a lot about sound discrimination. Edited June 17, 2012 by Lecka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love_to_Read Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) thank you!!! I'll have to post here once I start looking at the library. Most of what I end up getting is via interlibrary request, so unseen, I'll have to open up Amazon in one tab and the library in the other and cross-reference. Dd will read anything that comes in the door, and not listen if I tell her it's inaccurate, so I have to be careful. Edited June 17, 2012 by Love_to_Read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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