Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level Paperback – January 4, 2005

Excellent, Essential and Research-Based Reading Resource

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DIY Landlord

June 27, 2017

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As a parent of three children with dyslexia (aka Auditory Processing Disorder, aka Specific Language Impairment) this book is like the "bible" for dyslexia. It is well-researched and written in layman's language. And most importantly, it is based on science. I first purchased this book when it came out in 2003 when my daughter was diagnosed at age 8. I have loaned it out several times to other parents who were searching for answers. And believe me most problems students have in school by far are "reading" problems and the overwhelming problem is dyslexia (and other names other therapists use instead of the "D" word). And that is based on science as well. How do I know? Just read this book. Effective advocacy begins with an informed parent.

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Important Book

July 4, 2017

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Must read for every teacher and parent. Just a must read. Our brains are not hard wired to read, and while most people pick it up over time with patience and support, there are some kids for whom this approach does not work, and that is who this book was written to help.Even if you are an adult who struggled with reading, it can help you. Please read, share, and encourage.

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Very Important Book for Dyslexia

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Book Mom

May 18, 2018

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This is the most important book you can purchase to understand dyslexia. My husband and I both listened to the book in our automobiles within months of hearing our daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia. I quickly purchased the hard copy, and completely highlighted important points, and took notes! notes! notes!!! I refer to these notes and this book almost every week to make sure I stay on target for her reading and writing education. One thing that I refer to all of the time is about 15 techniques/exercises this book mentions to use. Our school already has used this book as the foundation of it's special reading program for a number of years. It is an award-winning school. As suggested in this book, we had our daughter tutored last summer 3 times a week by an experienced tutor who uses a dyslexia-approved curriculum listed in this book. We continued to follow this book's recommendations all year. Results will absolutely vary, but my daughter has gone from the bottom 5% in reading at her grade level (in other words, she couldn't read) to the 60th percentile of her grade level (she can now read signs, menus, directions, books). She still has a way to go, but she can now read and write! This is the foundational book to help! A friend of mine also used the book's suggestions without hiring a tutor, (she tutored him herself as best she could) but switched her son to a school that used dyslexia-approved curriculum, with an experienced teacher (as suggested by this book) and her son's reading jumped two grade levels, from a pre-1st grade level to entry third grade level in one year.

Great book! Full of information that is essential in ...

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Helen

August 30, 2017

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Great book! Full of information that is essential in understanding dyslexia and how to help the dyslexic student. My only disclaimer is that it can be very technical at times. However, if your child or student has been diagnosed then this a must have for your bookshelf.

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This is a great book. It was the textbook for a course ...

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LadyLa

June 6, 2017

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This is a great book. It was the textbook for a course I took, but it's a great overview. If you have a child or student with dyslexia, this book will be very helpful. I also found the audiobook version online, for a very affordable price. I read some of it and listened to some of it.

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Outdated

August 17, 2017

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This book was published in 2005. It is outdated in some ways by now and some of the criticisms in the negative reviews here are justified. There are better books by now and there is more relevant information on Wikipedia.

Midwest Independent Research, educational websites. Education, mwir-education.blogspot. There is information and a book list on dyslexia here.

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K. Keenan

good book on the subject

February 21, 2013

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Am still reading this book as it takes a long while to complete. Very detailed and the author is very knowledgeable on the subject. I will be referring to this book in the future once I complete it, I believe. So much to take in at one time. I only gave it 4 stars because I feel that there's quite a bit of repetition in the book. Possibly to make it longer, I'm not sure. But the repetition drove me crazy. I wanted to scream, I get the picture! sometimes. But otherwise the book was so good that I won't need to buy another one. It covers all aspects of dyslexia and I feel that I may at times need to go back into it for titles of programs or books, but I feel I've learned a lot on the subject and don't feel I need to buy more books on the subject.

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Lifesaver in understanding dyslexia

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