Looking for a good book

I got a lot out of “Smart But Feeling Dumb” by H. Levinson. It gives a great description of dyslexia and offers some non-traditional approaches to treating it. A mom I know actually saw Dr. Levinson and her daughter has shown great improvement.

I also liked Ron Davis’ “The Gift of Dyslexia”. It offers a visual/spatial approach to teaching children with dyslexia.

How about a gift certificate?

Wow! You must be really lucky and have a great teacher who is open to suggestions.

Wish I was there. If I ever did that for my son’s teacher I can’t imagine her reaction. She’s bent out of shape because I ask questions about different reading programs.

If you can afford it ($59 at Amazon), the book “Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills” edited by Judith Birsh is an absolutely *superb* book with chapters on developing pre-reading skills, reading, grammar, spelling, math, organizational skills, etc. Its focus is dyslexics, but many of the ideas would work well for other types of LD also. The chapters are written by experts in their areas and is research-based as well as field tested.

Mary

“Educational Care” by Mel Levine. It is written for educators. I would consider it the book for a Special Ed. Teacher of learning disabilites.

Helen

I like Mel Levine’s Educational Care book. It does not confine itself to dyslexia but it certainly covers it and makes good suggestions as to how teachers may better help dyslexic students.

In addition to the how-to books the others have suggested, I would suggest Eileen Simpson’s now-classic autobiography, Reversals: A Personal Account of Victory Over Dyslexia. There’s nothing like readiing a dyslexic’s personal saccount to get a feel for how dyslexia affects the person who has it (and hopefully sparking empathy in the process).

Yours truly,
Kathy G.
Sue wrote:

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> Any sugestions for a good LD (Dyslexia) book to give a great
> teacher as an end of the year gift.