Author: Alais Winton Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 1784508144 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 114
Book Description
Experience day-to-day life for a dyslexic kid, including school life, bullying and coping with tests and homework, in this frank and funny diary. Co-authored with a teenage boy with dyslexia and illustrated with cartoons, this is a positive yet honest look at the difficulties of being dyslexic. Using a simple and relatable approach, the authors display the ups and downs of school - and home - life with a reading difficulty, focussing on the sometimes overwhelming experience of being at a bigger school and studying loads of new subjects. Providing tips for what really helps and works based on real-life experience, this fun, accessible book shows teens and tweens with dyslexia that they are far from alone in their experiences.
Author: Margaret Rooke Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 1784506060 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 242
Book Description
In more than 100 interviews, children and young adults reveal their personal tips and tactics for honing the creative benefits of dyslexia, enabling them to thrive in school and beyond. Strategies include ways to develop confidence and self-belief. The contributors have outlined specific approaches they feel have helped them, and others that haven't. The book contains stunning illustrations by 8-18 year olds with dyslexia. The first-hand accounts are inspiring in the way they normalise dyslexia and reveal the many success stories. There is an additional section for professionals who work in education or special learning environments, with advice given by school students themselves.
Author: Julie McNeill Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 1787752976 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
Meet Creatia, Persisto and Willforce. They are strong, determined and creative, and they represent the strengths that dyslexia can bring to your life. Together they encourage you to use your skills and talents to be confident in what you do - and shrink the villain Mr Dyspicibilia! This is a fun and interactive resource for grown-ups and children to work through together, with drawing and writing activities and examples to open up helpful discussions and find practical solutions that put the dyslexic child's self-esteem and self-understanding at the fore. The strategies in the book are brought to life through the three superheroes who help you develop a child's unique strengths to tackle the everyday challenges they may experience with reading, writing, staying organised or keeping track of the time. The colourful illustrations, cartoons and dialogue encourage children to name their feelings, identify challenges and recognise their own strengths in any situation.
Author: Alais Winton Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 1787754480 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 162
Book Description
Dyslexic teacher Alais Winton is back with all-new games and activities to make learning simple and fun. This inventive and practical workbook is packed with tried-and-tested games and activities to help children aged 7-13 who have dyslexia. It is ideally suited to home-schooling, independent learning, or classroom or small group setting, and includes activities such as The Multiply Matrix Game, Drop the Ball and Number Tag. The book is packed with cartoons, and there's a quiz at the start to help you discover whether you learn best from pictures, movement, socially or through music. You can use this book to find the strategies and activities you enjoy the most, and that support you to learn most effectively. If you have ideas about how you would like to add to the games or invent your own, go for it! With even more engaging activities and updated advice for parents and carers, this is another essential tool for making learning simple and enjoyable.
Author: Alais Winton Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 178450596X Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 138
Book Description
Dyslexic learner and teacher Alais Winton shows the positives of being dyslexic, and makes learning (and even spelling!) fun, with games and activities to make school learning simple. An inventive and practical book for children aged 7 to 13 who have been identified as having dyslexic tendencies, this book contains practical and creative activities for kids and teens to use, such as Spelling Sculptures and Hear it, Sing it, Beat it! The games and activities use the four different learning styles that work best with dyslexics - thinking in pictures, in movement, in music or socially. With funny cartoons, which appeal to visual thinkers, and a section with advice on how parents and guardians can aid learning, this is an essential toolkit for any dyslexic child.
Author: Holly Swinton Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781530552207 Category : Languages : en Pages : 352
Book Description
Jargon-free and easy to read, Defeat Dyslexia! is the practical guide for busy parents and carers. Find out with what dyslexia really means for your child's reading, spelling, maths, and other areas of learning, including music, languages, and sport. Then discover straightforward, positive ways to help your dyslexic child to excel, in school and in life. Using Defeat Dyslexia!, you'll gather facts, advice, and inspiration from a dyslexia expert who is also proudly dyslexic. With this book, you can: Spot Dyslexia Identify signs of possible dyslexia, including hidden clues. Find out about overlapping conditions, like dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADHD, and autism. Understand Dyslexia Get to grips with the strengths and weaknesses of dyslexia. Make the diagnosis process stress-free. Defeat Dyslexia! Learn the quick and easy 'first steps' for supporting your child. Create a long-term plan of action for learning success. It's time to defeat the demons of dyslexia - and embrace the best of what it means to be dyslexic.
Author: Jen Carney Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 0241455456 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 161
Book Description
Meet Billie Upton Green and her VERY accidental diary - and don't you DARE call her B.U.G! Billie has taken the new girl at school under her wing. She'll teach her the important stuff - Biscuit Laws, Mrs Patterson and of course where to sneakily eat a Jaffa Cake. She might even get invited to the EVENT OF THE YEAR (Billie's mums' are getting married). But then suspicion sets in. The new girl seems VERY close to Billie's best friend Layla. And she knows a LOT about the big school heist - the theft of Mrs Robinson's purse. But, Billie is on to her. Well, as long as Patrick doesn't catch her eating biscuits first. Join Billie in this laugh-out-loud adventure! A sparky, funny new series perfect for fans of Diary of A Wimpy Kid - Daily Mail Jen Carney knows how to make kids laugh . . . and I mean totally unreserved roll-on-the-floor belly laugh. Billie Upton Green is a firm favourite in our house - Emma Mylrea, author of Curse of the Dearmad
Author: Kunal Das Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 31
Book Description
A rhyming children's book to encourage learning new skills and staying positive at home during corona pandemicCOVID-19 has brought everyone's lives to a standstill and children are bearing the brunt of this storm as well. Schools are closed and so are the playgrounds. Such psychological stress amongst children can lead to depression and behavioral changes, often lasting much longer than the pandemic. This book shows the experiences of a little girl during the strange worldwide corona pandemic. The book shows how the girl got over her lockdown blues and decided to wisely utilize her time in learning new skills, reconnecting with nature, and interacting more with family. She has remained positive during this difficult phase and hopeful of a bright future. She has also adapted herself to the new rules of life such as wearing masks and social distancing. Let us join her journey and explore the art of being optimistic during challenging times. This book shows the corona period through the eyes of a little girl, talks about her feelings and the things she did while at home. The book discusses the following - *Various measures that were taken during the corona period to stop the spread of the virus--Closure of schools, playgrounds, markets, and shopping malls-Cancellation of sporting events, birthday parties, picnics to restrict the gatherings.-Lockdown with 'Stay at Home' instruction.*How the little girl overcame her lockdown blues, made activity chart, spent family time, and utilized her time wisely in various activities such as exercising, cooking, gardening, art& craft, making masks, learning guitar, etc. *How the world changed and adapted to the new normal of life - masks, social distancing, online study, etc.*Contribution of corona warriors - doctors, nurses, policemen, reporters, etc. who worked tirelessly.*The teachings and learning hidden in the nature surrounding our lives and how nature healed during this period.*Role of parents in keeping kids motivated and hopeful for a bright future.This is a perfect book for teachers and parents, who want to calm down the anxiety of their kids and are looking for ideas on how to keep their children busy at home. The story encourages children to learn new creative skills, make a daily activity chart, respect corona warriors, appreciate nature, adapt to the new normal of life with masks and social distancing, remain positive, enjoy family time, and follow a healthy lifestyle. The story is written in an easy rhyming form with colorful illustrations to spread positivity, motivation, and hope to the kids. There is a fun activity page at the end to help kids look at the positive things that happened in their lives during corona time.
Author: Francesca Simon Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN: 1402279965 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 76
Book Description
Four brand new stories in which Horrid Henry helps himself to all the money he needs to win his favorite board game, comes up with another spectacular money-making scheme for launching a newspaper with all the school gossip, vows vengeance on Perfect Peter when Peter steals his birthday party theme and has his own Pirate Party—and gets his revenge by taking over as head teacher when Peter plays school with his goody-goody friends.
Author: Gavin Newsom Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0593204115 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 41
Book Description
From California Governor Gavin Newsom comes an empowering picture book about a young boy with dyslexia who discovers a new way to look at reading. Ben loves baseball. He loves the lines of diamond-shaped field and the dome of the pitcher's mound. What Ben doesn't like is reading. Ben has dyslexia, which means letters and sounds get jumbled up in his brain, and then the words don't make sense. But when Ben starts looking at reading like he looks at baseball, he realizes that if he keeps trying, he can overcome any obstacle that comes his way. In this empowering story by California Governor Gavin Newsom, inspired by his own childhood diagnosis of dyslexia, readers will learn that kids with the determination to try (and try again) can do big things. *This book is set in a font specifically designed to be easier for people with dyslexia to read.
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