Embracing Dyslexia (2013)

Embracing Dyslexia is a thoughtprovoking exploration of dyslexia from and insiders perspective weaving together interviews with parent adult dyslexics and experts to provide an accurate portrayal of a learning difference that affects 15 to 20 percent of the population Parents share emotional stories of their childrens struggles with reading writing and spelling and the impact the word dyslexia had on their lives Adult dyslexics speak candidly of the struggles and successes they had in school And experts define what dyslexia is and illustrate how effective tutoring classroom accommodations and recognizing and fostering the natural strengths of a child with dyslexia can take them from feeling stupid and experiencing failure on a daily basis to believing in themselves and knowing that they can be successful