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The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Brighest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn [Paperback]

Ronald D. Davis , Eldon M. Braun
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd; 3rd Revised edition edition (21 Jan 2010)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0285638734
  • ISBN-13: 978-0285638730
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Presented in a dyslexia friendly style… I would recommend this book, both for people with dyslexia and parents and teachers. It describes the problems so well, but even more importantly it radiates optimism and encouragement and offers a programme for success. --'Disability Now'

At last! A book about dyslexic thinking by one who is dyslexic, and for fellow dyslexic people… I would recommend this book to any dyslexic and non-dyslexic person. It is a dyslexic friendly book. --'Dyslexic Contact'

A system that uses models to represent difficult-to-grasp words is claiming remarkable success in treating dyslexia… 97 per cent success rate and is used in more than 30 countries. --'Times Educational Supplement'

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Like other dyslexics, Ronald Davis had unusual gifts of creativity and imagination, but couldn t function probably at school and it wasn t until he was an adult that he discovered techniques that allowed him to read easily. Written from personal experience of dyslexia, this breakthrough book offers unique insights into the learning problems and stigmas faced by those with the condition, and provides the author s own tried and tested techniques for overcoming and correcting it. The experience of being dyslexic is fully explained, from its early development to how it becomes gradually entrenched as a child comes to rely on non-verbal perception. Davis demonstrates that people with dyslexia have special talents of perception, imagination and intuition, which can be used to enable them to master the problems they have with reading and mathematics. He shows how the dyslexic mind works and how problems are compounded through failure and frustration. Setting out practical step-by-step techniques, using visualisation and multisensory learning, Ronald Davis brings help to the 15% of children and adults who struggle with reading and writing because of dyslexia. In this revised and expanded edition of his classic work Ronald Davis brings real help to people who have dyslexia.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book - it is a real must, 14 Oct 2010
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Mrs. J. A. Flisher (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Brighest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn (Paperback)
This is a long awaited update to the book and is an absolute must for anyone who suffers from dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysculculia or related related conditions, or just knows or lives with someone who does.

Through its pages it shows suffers that far from being a disability it is fact a gift. It gives a first hand account of how the author overcame his severe dyslexia, but also gives suffers practical information on how to overcome their condition, it also explains in a clear and concise way how their condition affects them and other people.

This book is useful for adults or children. For anyone wanting to know why they are dyslexic and how they can be helped, this is a very down to earth, commonsense book. Read it - you will not be disaapointed.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute must for anyone wanting to understand dyslexia, 28 Jun 2011
This review is from: The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Brighest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn (Paperback)
My son (aged 6) has recently been diagnosed as being severely dyslexic and I am reading all I can to try and understand the subject. This book is absolutely amazing!!! It provides such a lot of information about what what dyslexia is and how it affects a person. For the first time I feel as though I understand what is going on in my little boy's mind and can start to understand his reactions to situations. Some of what I am reading brings me close to tears and yet a part of me rejoices that his young mind has such capabilities as well. As I read more, past events click into place and I can see why he did that, or said that, or knew that. I'm no expert but I have read several books on dyslexia in the past year or so, and this one is by far the best I have read. It provides information, advice, words of caution, and also spadefuls of hope. If you were just going to read one book on the subject, buy this one! Once I started reading it, I could not put it down, and I know I will read it again and again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Revelation, 15 April 2010
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Having two grandchildren suffering from dyslexia, reading this book was for me a extremely positive experience. Together with their parents we are now preparing to go to the next step in helping them.
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