The book features six fictitious children who all have dyslexia of varying types, including problems with writing, numbers, remembering the order of events or tasks, and distinguishing right from left. Each child tells the reader in a simple way how dyslexia affects their life. Some speak about their diagnosis, the prejudices they have faced (such as others believing they are stupid), and methods they use to improve their learning (such as wearing special coloured glasses or using recordings or spell checkers).
Categories: Disabilities
Dyslexia (talking It Through)
This is an informative and positive book which covers many different types of dyslexia. It addresses the prejudices people with dyslexia sometimes come up against.
Author: Althea
Illustrator: Frances Cony
Publisher: Happy Cat Books
Things we liked: This is a positive book which emphasises that dyslexia need not spoil children's lives or stop them having good careers as adults. The illustrations are colourful and child-friendly.