'Radiates optimism and encouragement and offers a programme for success' Disability Now A breakthrough book that gives dyslexics the key to literacy, The Gift of Dyslexia helps you understand the disorder that inhibits the reading and writing of fifteen per cent of children and adults - and also gifts them with greater levels of creativity and multidimensional thinking. Based on personal experience of dyslexia, Ronald D. Davis offers insights into the learning problems and stigmas faced by those with the condition, and provides tried and tested techniques for overcoming and correcting it with his Davis Procedures, now used in over 40 countries worldwide. Covering reading, writing, diagnosis and guidelines for teaching dyslexic children and adults, this is an invaluable guide for dyslexics and their teachers and loved ones.

A breakthrough book that gives dyslexics the key to literacy - for sufferers of dyslexia, and their parents, teachers and loved ones

About the Author
Ronald D. Davis is the author of the books The Gift of Dyslexia and The Gift of Learning, and founder of the Reading Research Council Dyslexia Correction Center in California, which treats children and adults with dyslexia. He established the Davis Dyslexia Association International (DDAI) to formally train other professionals in the Davis Procedures and there are now Davis Facilitators operating in 30 languages and more than 40 countries worldwide.

Reviews
Radiates optimism and encouragement and offers a programme for success * Disability Now *
Promises to put an end to the problems of dyslexia once and for all * Independent *
Tackles the causes of dyslexia . . . helping clients to understand and take control of their own thought processes * The Times *
Helps us all to see dyslexia as a positive experience . . . I recommend you try it and see if it applies to your own situation - you will find it helpful * Parents In Touch *
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 * 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 *
What do Cher, Leonardo da Vinci, Whoopi Goldberg, and Walt Disney all have in common? Dyslexia. Though one may think they achieved success in spite of their disability, Ronald D. Davis says it's because of it . . . Once students remove obstacles to learning, they are free to capitalize on the innate gifts dyslexia can bring * New Woman *



Book Information
ISBN 9780285638730
Author Ronald D. Davis
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Souvenir Press Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 326g
Dimensions(mm) 214mm * 134mm * 28mm