Creative Successful Dyslexic

Author : Margaret Rooke
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781784501631

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Creative, Successful, Dyslexic by Margaret Rooke Pdf

23 very well-known people from the arts, sport, and business worlds talk about how dyslexia affected their childhood, how they were able to overcome the challenges and use the special strengths of dyslexia to achieve great success in adulthood. Darcey Bussell CBE, Eddie Izzard, Sir Richard Branson, Meg Mathews, Zoe Wanamaker CBE, Richard Rogers, Benjamin Zephaniah, Steven Naismith, Lynda La Plante CBE, Sir Jackie Stewart OBE, Sophie Conran and others share their stories, and their advice. All reveal the enormous difficulties they faced, the strength required to overcome them, the crucial importance of adult support, and how `the different way the brain is wired' in dyslexia has enabled them to see something different in the world and to use their creativity in an exceptional way. They talk about `thinking sideways', and the ability to look at a bigger picture, the often strong visual strength, and the ability to listen, and to grasp simplicity where other people see only complexity. They also talk about how dyslexia continues to challenge them, and the ways they have found to work around this. An introduction, and final section that includes practical information about dyslexia, are written with the support of Dyslexia Action, and a percentage of profit from the book is going to The British Dyslexia Association. The book will be essential reading for teachers and other professionals, and for families affected by dyslexia, and inspirational for people with dyslexia.

Author : Kate Power,Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781785925856

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The Bigger Picture Book of Amazing Dyslexics and the Jobs They Do by Kate Power,Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth Pdf

A beautifully designed book (packed with photos) full of wise words and encouragement from successful dyslexics working in comedy, architecture, law, fashion and many other amazing (and achievable!) careers. Honest about the challenges of dyslexia (like problems or embarrassment at school), while showing how its strengths can be used to your advantage (for example how visualising and big picture thinking can make you shine at work), this is a book of colourful conversations with creative, motivated and successful people who are brilliant at what they do, and who achieve incredible things because of their dyslexia. There is also a section from people working to support people with dyslexia, who have researched the subject or work directly helping dyslexics on a day to day basis, who they share their top tips and advice gleaned from their years of experience. Read on to gain encouragement and inspiration in your own careers!

Author : Neil Alexander-Passe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463511070

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The Successful Dyslexic by Neil Alexander-Passe Pdf

This innovative book looks at the keys for success in dyslexic adults, comparing both those who are successful and less successful, enabling parents and teachers to use these keys to best support young dyslexics. These keys look at home life, school, career choices, working relationships, coping strategies, traits, unique selling points, and what is considered success for somebody with dyslexia. The Successful Dyslexic questions if school-based trauma can be used positively, as both successful and unsuccessful dyslexic adults share the same traumatic school experiences. It is how these adult dyslexics have used this trauma, positively or negatively that has set them on the path for success, or to struggle as adults searching for a worthwhile career. The theories of ‘disability paradox’ and ‘post-traumatic growth’ are used to understand why despite having a disability, many dyslexics can be, and are, highly successful. This book details an interview study of 27 successful and 10 less successful dyslexics, with 2 expert interviews, and supported by two large online studies. In total this book includes the contribution of 191 adult dyslexics. Each in-depth interview has sought to understand the individual’s journey from childhood to adulthood, and their quotes are used to enlighten the reader to each of their individual experiences. Armed with these insights, it is hoped that parents and teachers of young dyslexics can set them on the path to unlock their own future success.

Author : Gavin Reid,Nick Guise,Jennie Guise
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781784507251

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The Big Book of Dyslexia Activities for Kids and Teens by Gavin Reid,Nick Guise,Jennie Guise Pdf

Packed with fun, creative and multi-sensory activities, this resource will help children and teenagers with dyslexia become successful learners across the curriculum. The authors provide over one hundred tried-and-tested fun and imaginative activities and ideas to unlock the learning of children and teenagers with dyslexia in creative ways. The book is split into parts addressing literacy, numeracy, learning and cross curricular subjects. With fun activities like 'Spelling Ping-Pong' and 'Class Got Talent', it focuses on key skills such as listening, memory, spelling, writing and key board skills. Each activity includes a 'red herring' that will keep dyslexic children and teenagers entertained, extending them in interesting ways that will appeal to those who think outside of the box. Brimming with imaginative ideas, The Big Book of Dyslexia Activities is an essential toolkit for any teacher or parent working with children and young people with dyslexia.

Author : British Dyslexia Association
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781787754270

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Parenting a Dyslexic Child by British Dyslexia Association Pdf

Drawing on the expert knowledge and research gathered by the British Dyslexia Association, this is a complete guide to parenting a child with dyslexia. Covering assessment, diagnosis, home and school support, emotional development and more, this empowering book has everything you need to help your child reach their full potential. With accessible guidance on reading, writing, spelling, organisation and study skills, this book will also help you to build self-belief in your child whilst ensuring that you care for yourself along the way. This book provides clear information on how dyslexia affects children and families at all stages of life, with insights on communicating with schools and ensuring the best support in all environments.

Author : Kate Power,Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781784506476

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The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and Its Amazing People by Kate Power,Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth Pdf

Use this guide to weed out what dyslexia means for you and discover the tools you need to blossom! Dyslexia comes to live with visual imagery and colourful text in this new book on what dyslexia means, how it feels, what to do about it, and how to learn to embrace it. There are advantages to being dyslexic, including an aptitude for design literacy and innovative thinking, although these can be obscured by its challenges. This beautifully designed book, complete with stunning visuals and gentle humour, approaches the subject of dyslexia in a simple and encouraging way for all age groups. By showing what dyslexia is and asking the reader how it applies to them, this book offers a fun and engaging means of working out how dyslexia affects the individual specifically, with a multitude of learning tools and tips, and a gallery of inspirational dyslexics who have used their particular skills to do something amazing with their lives.

Author : Robert W. Langston
Publisher : BookPros, LLC
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781934454343

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The Power of Dyslexic Thinking by Robert W. Langston Pdf

In The Power of Dyslexic Thinking, Robert Langston shares the inspirational stories of people who overcame the hurdles of living with dyslexia to become influential business and cultural leaders. From Kinko's founder Paul Orfalea to prominent financier Charles Schwab to Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mike Peters, Langston profiles some of the biggest players in the business world and elsewhere to paint amazing portraits of courage and dedication. Through both research and personal experience, Langston has come to believe that dyslexia is a condition that does not need curing, but rather a greater understanding of the different capabilities and skills it can provide those who have it. He hopes that understanding more about the creative and intuitive benefits of dyslexia will allow educators and parents, as well as dyslexic children, to see dyslexia not as a disability, but as a gift.

Author : Sally E. Shaywitz
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780375400124

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Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally E. Shaywitz Pdf

From a leading expert comes the most comprehensive book yet to help readers understand, identify, and overcome reading problems. Dr. Shaywitz instructs parents in what they can do for a dyslexic child, lays out a home program for enhanced reading, and provides exercises, teaching aids, and invaluable resources.

Author : Cornelia Jantzen
Publisher : Floris Books
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781782501008

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Dyslexia by Cornelia Jantzen Pdf

Dyslexia has long been known as a learning difficulty that primarily affects literacy skills. Increasingly, however, researchers and professionals working with dyslexia suggest that it is less a disorder than a sign of specially gifted people. People with dyslexia often have a highly developed imagination and a unique way of perceiving things. They frequently have above average intelligence and are highly creative, provided they are supported and nurtured by parents and teachers. In this book Cornelia Jantzen explores the basis of this radical viewpoint. Throughout, she provides many practical examples which explore the different aspects of dyslexia, and can give parents and teachers confidence in dealing with the challenges that it presents. This is a helpful and encouraging book for anyone looking for new insights into the enigma of dyslexia.

Author : Philip Schultz
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393083507

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My Dyslexia by Philip Schultz Pdf

“A success story . . . proof that one can rise above the disease and defy its so-called limitations on the brain.”—Daily Beast Despite winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2008, Philip Schultz could never shake the feeling of being exiled to the "dummy class" in school, where he was largely ignored by his teachers and peers and not expected to succeed. Not until many years later, when his oldest son was diagnosed with dyslexia, did Schultz realize that he suffered from the same condition. In his moving memoir, Schultz traces his difficult childhood and his new understanding of his early years. In doing so, he shows how a boy who did not learn to read until he was eleven went on to become a prize-winning poet by sheer force of determination. His balancing act—life as a member of a family with not one but two dyslexics, countered by his intellectual and creative successes as a writer—reveals an inspiring story of the strengths of the human mind.

Author : Margaret Rooke
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-09-19
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781839978449

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Meet the Dyslexia Club! by Margaret Rooke Pdf

Author : Ronald D. Davis,Eldon M. Braun
Publisher : Souvenir Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780285639577

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The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D. Davis,Eldon M. Braun Pdf

'Radiates optimism and encouragement and offers a programme for success' Disability Now A 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.

Author : Kate Griggs
Publisher : Random House
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781529191844

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This is Dyslexia by Kate Griggs Pdf

The future needs Dyslexic Thinking! British social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of charity Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs has been shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its strengths since 2004. Having been surrounded by an extraordinary 'smorgasbord of Dyslexic Thinking' her whole life, Griggs knows the superpower of dyslexia all too well. With a forward from Sir Richard Branson, This is Dyslexia covers everything you need to understand, value and support Dyslexic Thinking. From offering practical advice on how to support the dyslexics in your life to breaking down the 6 Dyslexic Thinking skills in adults, Griggs shares her knowledge in an easily digestible guide. This is Dyslexia redefines and reshapes what it means to be dyslexic. It explores how it has shaped our past and how harnessing its powers and strengths is vital to our future.

Author : Jordan Zimmerman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 162634163X

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Leading Fearlessly by Jordan Zimmerman Pdf

A pull-no-punches guide to success -- whether you need some inspiration on a new business idea, motivation to continue fighting obstacles, or if you just need some direction. The undisputed "bad boy" of advertising shows you how success goes only to those who do whatever it takes -- and who relentlessly pursue the goal, but never rest in the glory. --Publisher's description.

Author : Sally Shaywitz, M.D.,Jonathan Shaywitz MD
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-24
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780307558893

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Overcoming Dyslexia (2020 Edition) by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.,Jonathan Shaywitz MD Pdf

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