After the War (Dyslexic Edition)

After the War (Dyslexic Edition) PDF Author: Tom Palmer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Summer 1945. The Second World War is finally over and Yossi, Ben and Mordecai are among three hundred children who have arrived in the English Lake District. Having survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, they've finally reached a place of safety and peace, where they can hopefully begin to recover. But Yossi is haunted by thoughts of his missing father and disturbed by terrible nightmares. As he waits desperately for news from home, he fears that Mordecai and Ben - the closest thing to family he has left - will move on without him. Will life by the beautiful shores of Lake Windermere be enough to bring hope back into all their lives?

After the War (Dyslexic Edition)

After the War (Dyslexic Edition) PDF Author: Tom Palmer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Summer 1945. The Second World War is finally over and Yossi, Ben and Mordecai are among three hundred children who have arrived in the English Lake District. Having survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, they've finally reached a place of safety and peace, where they can hopefully begin to recover. But Yossi is haunted by thoughts of his missing father and disturbed by terrible nightmares. As he waits desperately for news from home, he fears that Mordecai and Ben - the closest thing to family he has left - will move on without him. Will life by the beautiful shores of Lake Windermere be enough to bring hope back into all their lives?

After (Dyslexic Edition)

After (Dyslexic Edition) PDF Author: Morris Gleitzman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781525286896
Category : Easy to read materials
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In the fourth part of Felix's story, continuing his adventures in World War Two, he faces perhaps his greatest challenge - to find hope when he's lost almost everything, including his parents. As Europe goes through the final agonizing stages of the war, Felix struggles to reconcile hatred and healing. He's helped by a new friend, but if he should lose her as well...

The Dyslexic Advantage (New Edition)

The Dyslexic Advantage (New Edition) PDF Author: Brock L. Eide M.D., M.A.
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1788179277
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 456

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Book Description
An updated edition of the popular dyslexia book by Brock and Fernette Eide, with a wealth of new material and an improved dyslexic-friendly design. ‘Far from holding you back in life, the latest neuroscience suggests dyslexia maybe a real advantage — we just need to think about it differently.’ HEALTHY Magazine What if we viewed dyslexia as a learning and processing style rather than a disorder? Reading and spelling challenges are actually trade-offs, resulting from an entirely different pattern of brain organization and information processing. Dyslexic people possess powerful advantages, including incredible pattern detection, creativity, problem-solving and more. This revised and updated edition includes 18 rich new profiles of remarkable individuals with dyslexia. The enormous advances in dyslexia research over the last 10 years provide innovative insights for educators, employers, parents and dyslexic adults. Blending personal stories with hard science, The Dyslexic Advantage shares empowering advice on how to identify, understand, nurture and enjoy the strengths of the dyslexic mind.

A Dyslexic’s Battle

A Dyslexic’s Battle PDF Author: Adrian John Caro
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1035840138
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 317

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I am now over 80 and a working silversmith. I tell the story of my early life at the end of the Second World War and its aftermath of shortages and rationing. I continue with the great difficulty I had with reading and writing leading to my disastrous failures at school and my first employment as a scientific assistant in the nuclear industry. During my first job my life changed in two major ways while working for the Atomic Energy Research Establishment. Their very forward-looking attitude to further education allowed me to add more ‘O’ levels, including the very important English, but as importantly, during that time I got married and before long had a daughter as well. I then decided to make the leap and try to obtain a medical degree but with only very basic ‘O’ levels I would first have to gain higher qualifications. I left full time employment for a Technical College in an attempt to add the three ‘A’ levels required for admission to Medical School but this was of course complicated by having wife and young daughter. To support us during this time I worked as a toolmaker, chauffeur, gardener and eventually trained as a London Ambulance driver. This very tortuous journey eventually gained me a place at Guy’s Hospital Medical School. I continue the tale with a number of vignettes of life at Guy’s Hospital as a medical student and the many unusual ways I increased my income during my studentship. I cover the time spent after qualification as a houseman in other hospitals. I finish with life as a General Practitioner and in Medical Research where I gained a PhD. I found that the higher up the academic tree I climbed the less my dyslexia, which I discovered I had when a medical student, impinged on my work and life. As an aside I hope that any youngsters with dyslexia reading this account will take heart that being dyslexic is not the end of the world.

The Alphabet War

The Alphabet War PDF Author: Diane Burton Robb
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
ISBN: 1791104665
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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When Adam started kindergarten, the teacher wanted him to learn about letters. But "p" looked like "q," and "b" looked like "d." In first grade, he had to put the letters into words so he could read. That was the beginning of the Alphabet War! This engaging picture book will encourage children with dyslexia that their struggles will get easier over time, and provides a great resources for parents and educators.

Dyslexia

Dyslexia PDF Author: Eric M. Taylor
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543486843
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 243

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Living with dyslexia has been an uphill struggle, from the day I started school until the day I left to go to work and even after going to work, where I found that there where bullies in the workplace where they thought it was amusing that people could not spell. Join me on my journey as I recount being a child with dyslexia whilst living in poverty and trying to pick up odd jobs to help provide for my mother from the age of twelve. Whilst writing this book, I have left most of the spelling unchecked in the hopes it would give people an insight into the toils of living with dyslexia and a glimpse inside the way a dyslexic child sees the world. I ask you to read me, if you can.

Overcoming Dyslexia (2020 Edition)

Overcoming Dyslexia (2020 Edition) PDF Author: Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679781595
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 610

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Book Description
COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED From one of the world's preeminent experts on reading and dyslexia, the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical book available on identifying, understanding, and overcoming reading problems--now revised to reflect the latest research and evidence-based approaches. Dyslexia is the most common learning disorder on the planet, affecting about one in five individuals, regardless of age or gender. Now a world-renowned expert gives us a substantially updated and augmented edition of her classic work: drawing on an additional fifteen years of cutting-edge research, offering new information on all aspects of dyslexia and reading problems, and providing the tools that parents, teachers, and all dyslexic individuals need. This new edition also offers: • New material on the challenges faced by dyslexic individuals across all ages • Rich information on ongoing advances in digital technology that have dramatically increased dyslexics' ability to help themselves • New chapters on diagnosing dyslexia, choosing schools and colleges for dyslexic students, the co-implications of anxiety, ADHD, and dyslexia, and dyslexia in post-menopausal women • Extensively updated information on helping both dyslexic children and adults become better readers, with a detailed home program to enhance reading • Evidence-based universal screening for dyslexia as early as kindergarten and first grade – why and how • New information on how to identify dyslexia in all age ranges • Exercises to help children strengthen the brain areas that control reading • Ways to raise a child's self-esteem and reveal her strengths • Stories of successful men, women, and young adults who are dyslexic

Dyslexia and the Journalist

Dyslexia and the Journalist PDF Author: Tony Silvia
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476642915
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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Book Description
For aspiring journalists, the challenges of dyslexia can seem insurmountable, especially in the face of an educational system that is ill-equipped to help. Many with dyslexia and related learning and attention deficit disorders also struggle with low self-esteem and emotional health, leading to the assumption that they cannot succeed, especially in a profession dominated by reading and writing. This book profiles famous broadcast journalists who overcame the long-overlooked, often misdiagnosed learning disability, dyslexia, to succeed at the highest level. Among them are Emmy Award winners, including CNN's Anderson Cooper and Robyn Curnow, NBC's Richard Engel, and ABC's Byron Pitts. For students and practicing journalists, it is a resource to learn more about dyslexia and how best to approach covering "the invisible disability." Each of the journalists profiled offer advice into the best practices in researching, interviewing, writing, and presenting issues related to dyslexia.

The Alphabet War

The Alphabet War PDF Author: Diane Burton Robb
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781536428025
Category : Dyslexia
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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When Adam started kindergarten, the teacher wanted him to learn about letters. But "p" looked like "q," and "b" looked like "d." Adam would rather color or mold clay. In first grade, his teacher wanted him to put the letters into words so he could read. That was the beginning of the Alphabet War. "Was" looked like "saw," and "there" looked like "then." Almost everyone else in his class was learning to read, but Adam was fighting a war against letters. In second grade, he had to learn to spell, which was also impossible. Now he was so frustrated he got into trouble and had to go to the principal's office. At last, in third grade, he got the right kind of help. Slowly he began to do better. During fourth grade, he learned that he could excel in other things. That gave him the confidence to take chances with reading. One day he found himself reading a book all by himself!

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds PDF Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781711291499
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464

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Looking for a dyslexic friendly version of War of the Worlds? War of the Worlds is a classic science-fiction story of an alien invasion set in England in the nineteenth century by the wonderful H.G. Wells. There are plenty of editions available so why get this one? Dyslexic friendly font The font is Verdana, sized 16 which is helpful for the visual impaired as well as Dyslexia. Verdana was chosen because it is a Sans Serif font, which makes it easier to read. The text is justified left to avoid the river effect and has increased space between letters, words and lines to avoid crowding. A clean look. Headers have been left out to keep page numbers down but also to optimise the clean look. After all, you already know you are reading The War of the Worlds by HG Wells you don't need to be reminded each page. New chapters still start on new pages to avoid fatigue. The pages The pages use 'black' ink and is on 55# (90 GSM) cream paper. The text is a very deep gray and not black to be more confortable to read. If you love reading paperbacks rather than e-readers but you need more space and larger text then this book is for you.