Visit web site http://www.edyslexia.com for the book “The Human Side of Dyslexia” : 142 interviews, parents, siblings and college students who share their challenges, emotions & rewards from childhood through the college-experience. The interviews are written in a straight-forward, easy-to-read style and are packed with practical coping strategies.
Purchased on the secure web site http://www.edyslexia.com the cost is $18.00 + S&H. The retail price is $24.95.
Book Endorsements:
“Most books about dyslexia focus on the mechanics. Kurnoff looks at the people behind the learning difference, and offers tools and guidance for success.”
Sir Richard Branson,
Founder and CEO,Virgin Atlantic Airways
“Finally, a book that paints the reality of dyslexia. A wonderful exploration of people’s ability to succeed despite the challenges they meet along the way. A must read for anyone impacted by this learning difference.”
Paul J. Orfalea,
Founder and Chairperson Emeritus, Kinko’s Inc
“Dyslexia doesn’t spell doom! Families who worry about a dyslexic child’s future prospects will find the stories of college students particularly revealing. Shirley Kurnoff’s (MA ’95) candid interviews with dyslexic students, their parents and siblings from around this country and the United Kingdom, offers readers a support system by sharing experiences and strategies for counteracting a condition that affects 10 percent of the population.”
Stanford University Magazine
“Kurnoff’s book, The Human Side of Dyslexia, helps parents see how to tap the wonderful strengths of their children. It also offers pragmatic steps for problem solving at each section’s end. A very nice feature of this book is the discussion of how siblings feel. While the title implies a book on dyslexia, its message also work for parents of children with any kind of learning disability.”
Kathleen Ross-Kidder, Ph.D. Director, LD OnLine WETA TV
Faculty, Department of Psychology, The George Washington University
“This new book will certainly be helpful to those searching for comfort and word-of-mouth ideas about how to deal with LD across the life span. Written in a straight-forward and honest style, the author’s decision to include often overlooked accounts of the impact of LD on siblings and family members, makes this a welcome and valuable resource.”
Sheldon H. Horowitz, Ed.D.Director of Professional Services
National Center for Learning Disabilities
“The interviews in this book tell us of the challenges of real life, and some of the wonderful problem solving that people with learning disabilities have used to meet those challenges. Much can be learned from studying their unique stories.”
Professor Sally L. Smith, Founder/Director,
The Lab School of Washington DC
Head, Graduate Program, Special Education, American University
“The Human Side of Dyslexia helps parents see that they are not alone in their struggles, and gives teachers insights into what might be going on in their students’ lives outside of school.”
John Osner, Director of Slingerland Teacher Training
Charles Armstrong School, Belmont, CA
“A thoroughly positive easy-to-read book which will be most helpful to all those living and working with dyslexic learners. It is good to see an emphasis on the creative abilities of dyslexia as they are so often overshadowed by the problems. A valuable resource.”
Lindsay Peer, Education Director, British Dyslexia Association, UK
“The whole area of special education will benefit from this new book. Readers can relate to the frank and detailed interviews that provide a wide range of information at a human level.”
Patience Thomson, former Principal
Fairley House School, London, England
“At Shelton School, we are blessed to work with many gifted learning-different students. You’ll find the challenges and successes of our students, their siblings, and their parents reflected in the pages of this very practical and inspirational book. It shows what we experience every single day: not all great minds think alike.”
Joyce S. Pickering, Executive Director, Shelton School, Dallas, TX
Executive Director, International Dyslexia Association