For Parents

One in 5 American children has trouble reading. But they are not stupid or lazy. In Overcoming Dyslexia, Dr. Sally Shaywitz, co-director of the Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention and a leader in the new research into how the brain works, offers the latest information about reading problems and proven, practical techniques that, along with hard work and the right help, can enable anyone to overcome them. Here are the tools that parents and teachers need to help the dyslexic child, age by age, grade by grade, step by step.

This innovative multisensory touch-typing method enables students of all ages to learn to type quickly and easily by presenting the keyboard in alphabetic order.

These write-on/wipe-off, spiral bound-books provide students with uppercase and lowercase letters to trace, manuscript lines for additional letter-writing practice and fun activities to reinforce learning every letter.

This beginning dictionary covers basic dictionary skills: alphabetization, spelling, pronunciation, use of synonyms and antonyms, and using words in context. It is packed with jokes, poems and fun facts to foster and develop a child's language skills.

Over 32,000 entries with 600 full-color illustrations and 250 word history paragraphs. Features special sections on U.S. presidents and geographical information.