Dyslexia is my superpower (most of the time) : interviews

In more than 100 interviews, children and young adults reveal their personal tips and tactics for honing the creative benefits of dyslexia, enabling them to thrive in school and beyond. Strategies include ways to develop confidence and self-belief. The contributors have outlined specific approaches...

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Main Author: Rooke, Margaret (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.
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Summary:In more than 100 interviews, children and young adults reveal their personal tips and tactics for honing the creative benefits of dyslexia, enabling them to thrive in school and beyond. Strategies include ways to develop confidence and self-belief. The contributors have outlined specific approaches they feel have helped them, and others that haven't. The book contains stunning illustrations by 8-18 year olds with dyslexia. The first-hand accounts are inspiring in the way they normalise dyslexia and reveal the many success stories. There is an additional section for professionals who work in education or special learning environments, with advice given by school students themselves.
Physical Description:237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience:Age 8-18.
ISBN:9781785922992
1785922998
Author Notes:Margaret Rooke has more than 20 years' experience writing for national and regional newspapers, magazines and books. When Margaret's daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia at 13, Margaret began to write about and advocate for children with dyslexia.