The Gift of Dyslexia

Why Some of the Brightest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn

By: Ronald D. Davis, Eldon M. Braun

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Paperback | 28 January 2010 | Edition Number 3

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304 Pages

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21.5 x 14 x 2.5

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''Radiates optimism and encouragement and offers a programme for success'' Disability NowA breakthrough book that gives dyslexics the key to literacy, The Gift of Dyslexia helps you understand the disorder that inhibits the reading and writing of fifteen per cent of children and adults - and also gifts them with greater levels of creativity and multidimensional thinking.Based on personal experience of dyslexia, Ronald D. Davis offers insights into the learning problems and stigmas faced by those with the condition, and provides tried and tested techniques for overcoming and correcting it with his Davis Procedures, now used in over 40 countries worldwide.Covering reading, writing, diagnosis and guidelines for teaching dyslexic children and adults, this is an invaluable guide for dyslexics and their teachers and loved ones.

Industry Reviews

Radiates optimism and encouragement and offers a programme for success * Disability Now *
Promises to put an end to the problems of dyslexia once and for all * Independent *
Tackles the causes of dyslexia . . . helping clients to understand and take control of their own thought processes * The Times *
Helps us all to see dyslexia as a positive experience . . . I recommend you try it and see if it applies to your own situation - you will find it helpful * Parents In Touch *
At last! A book about dyslexic thinking by one who is dyslexic, and for fellow dyslexic people ... I would recommend this book to any dyslexic and non-dyslexic person * Dyslexic Contact *
A system that uses models to represent difficult-to-grasp words is claiming remarkable success in treating dyslexia ... 97 per cent success rate and is used in more than 30 countries * Times Educational Supplement *
What do Cher, Leonardo da Vinci, Whoopi Goldberg, and Walt Disney all have in common? Dyslexia. Though one may think they achieved success in spite of their disability, Ronald D. Davis says it's because of it . . . Once students remove obstacles to learning, they are free to capitalize on the innate gifts dyslexia can bring * New Woman *

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