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Parenting a Dyslexic Child

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Gillian Ashley, Gavin Reid

  • Parenting a Dyslexic Child
  • Parenting a Dyslexic Child
    Covers diagnosis, assessment, emotional support & school support. Accessible help on reading, writing, spelling & study skills.

208 pages
2021
ISBN: 9781787754263

Drawing on the expert knowledge and research gathered by the British Dyslexia Association, this is a complete guide to parenting a child with dyslexia. Covering assessment, diagnosis, home and school support, emotional development and more, this empowering book has everything you need to help your child reach their full potential.

With accessible guidance on reading, writing, spelling, organisation and study skills, this book will also help you to build self-belief in your child whilst ensuring that you care for yourself along the way. This book provides clear information on how dyslexia affects children and families at all stages of life, with insights on communicating with schools and ensuring the best support in all environments.

"Parenting a Dyslexic Child is sure to be an essential book for all parents. Parents have been waiting for this type of book for many years and it is sure to be a massive hit! Full of strategies and tips, written by accomplished and experienced authors, it covers all the essential areas from teaching strategies, assessment, supports, study skills and working with schools. Parents need to have this book! It provides a comprehensive reference on dyslexia, a practical source of support and realistic pathways for progress. Parents often ask 'what should I do next' - the book provides the answer in a comprehensive and clear manner. There are excellent chapters on the dyslexic brain, the identification and assessment process and practical ideas on supporting children with dyslexia from both professional and parent perspectives and also from an adult who has, and is experiencing dyslexia himself. Gillian Ashley and the team of authors need to be congratulated in pulling together all the essential strands that can help ease the concerns of parents and provide them with a clear way forward and a bank of ideas and strategies that provides an understanding and a pathway to help them support their child. This book will both inspire and inform. Essential reading for all parents with a child with dyslexia! "
- Dr. Gavin Reid, Psychologist and Author

"This is a fabulous resource and a book you’ll want to dip into again and again. It has sections to explain the origins of dyslexia by looking at how the brain works; how assessment and diagnosis is undertaken plus a checklist to help you understand your own dyslexia profile. The topics on personal development, organisational skills and study skills will be invaluable to your child as they progress through school and college. The chapter on literacy development gives ideas on building language skills and games that others can join in on. The section on working with your child’s school is a good foundation but a little light on details as to the process for gaining an EHCP should that be necessary. Underpinning all this the authors stress the importance of working with your child on their emotional well-being, so that throughout the challenges your son or daughter may face, s/he will have a good level of resilience to make progress. I particularly like the use of cream paper and the accessible way the information is split up into easy to access bite-size chunks. This is a book that every family with a dyslexic child should have access to."
- Colin Redman