It's Called Dyslexia (Live and Learn Series) Paperback – January 1, 2007

I am a psychologist and have a child with special needs. This is an excellent book for a child who is between the ages of 6-11 and has dyslexia. If you purchase the book, I would recommend you read it first to see if there is anything that you think might bother or confuse your child. For instance, if you don't want to use the label "dyslexia" you could substitute "reading problem" or a term you feel comfortable with your child hearing. This book is well written and focuses on the strengths that children can have despite having a learning disability. The solutions for the child are too simplistic but get the primary message across. My son really enjoyed this book and I plan on recommending this book in my practice.

Our 9 year old loves this book. She actually lost the copy we got her when she was 7.5 and asked for a new one, so it's good for kids across this age range. It is very accessible and nicely put together. I've found that sometimes these resource type books can come off as being sort of amateurish or poorly executed, maybe because a field expert rather than a children's book author has written it, but this book is not like that at all.

This book was the perfect choice to use as a way to start a conversation with our daughter about dyslexia. It is very relatable for young children; and was ideal for us as it is told from the perspective of a first grade girl (like our daughter). It addresses not only dyslexia from the academic difficulty perspective, but also equally from the emotional and social toll it can take on kids struggling with difficulty in reading. Halfway through the book, my daughter said, "that's me." This book really helped making the conversation with our daughter a positive experience. highly recommend.

Loved this book but it did get a little long for my 7year old.

I read this book to my son after he had been diagnosed with dyslexia. We had not shared the diagnosis with him yet and honestly I wasn't sure how to approach the subject. I ordered this book because of the many other positive reviews it had received. As soon as I finished reading the book to my son (who's 8), he turned to me and asked: "Am I dyslexic?" I shook my head yes, and at first he seemed upset, but then he looked up and said "so I'm smart like Walt Disney and Leonardo?... YES!" He seemed so relieved to find out that there was a reason he'd been struggling with reading and that he too could be successful like these other famous people. It was wonderful for him to know he was not alone.

I bought this for my 7 year old dyslexic daughter. She was very excited to hear the story told from the dyslexic main character. The basic summary of the book is that she was excited about school and then got frustrated with school because reading was so hard for her but easy for other kids. Her teacher wanted to talk to her parents, it made her worried but then it turned out that her teacher wanted to tell her parents that she was concerned and wanted to do tests on her. They learned she had dyslexia, they got her help and now she loves reading. It made my daughter feel like she could some day enjoy reading too.If only schools help kids with dyslexia as well as the book says....

THIS BOOK IS GREAT FOR ADULTS TO SEE THERE IS A GOOD REASON WHY THEY SEE WORDS DIFFERENTLY. THEY ARE NOT STUPID, SLOW OR ODD. THEY HAVE THE ABILITIES AS THIS BOOK SHOWS TO LEARN TO READ AND WITH WORKING HARD THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. IT HELPS THE DYSLEXIC PERSON TO HAVE HOPE AND DECREASES THE ANXIETY AND FRUSTRATION. THE FEELINGS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE IS REAL TO THE DYSLEXIC AND TO FIND THE DOOR THAT OPENS TO SEEING THEMSELVES AS ONE WHO IS SMART, TEACHABLE AND WONDERFUL. SO, IF ANYONE HAS A DYSLEXIC ADULT FRIEND THAT HAS NOT BE ABLE TO READ I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.

We chose this book to begin the conversation about Dyslexia with our son, 8, who was recently diagnosed. It quickly caught his attention and he really enjoyed hearing a story about someone who was experiencing the same things he has been. While I appreciate the author wanting to tell an upbeat story with a happy ending (the way a journey with Dyslexia should go), for too many like my son this just hasn't been his experience. Far from it. Unfortunately, he quickly lost interest about halfway through the book when the girl in the story began to get lots of help from teachers in her school that made reading easier. His experience with teachers has been the exact opposite, not only not helping him to read better in any way but also making him feel as if something is wrong with him and he's dumb (his exact words) because he struggles to read. I think the author should have focused more explaining the latest research about why some children learn differently in a way that is easy for a child to understand. It would have been better to perhaps look at the many gifts that Dyslexia can bring, giving a child more than just one idea for possible strengths they might have, focusing on helping a child's self discovery of something positive instead of what was basically a quick and easy fix by teachers and schools which in most places is just simply not the case. If you have had an outpouring of help and support from your teachers and schools then I think this book works really well, but if not, beware that your child may feel even more lost and alone than they did before, wondering why they weren't good enough to get help in school like the little girl did. While we will do everything in our power to get our son a happy ending too, it just won't be in the limited way this author offers.

Love this book! I work in daycare and this book is gold!

My daughter really liked the book. She is 8. She could recognise herself, and said "I have that too!" so it was good to use for discussions.

When we read this book with our 10 yr old Son, he smiled. It made him feel relaxed knowing that he wasn’t the only one experiencing problems with words and reading and, with lots of work and practice he can learn how to listen, read, and write without so much difficulty. A welcome relief for him from the pressure and worry of everyday school life now that he knows he has Dyslexia, it’s like a big weight lifted from his shoulders.This is a great little book.

Really helped to explain dyslexia to my 10 year old dyslexic daughter. She could really relate.

A great book that's easy to understand. This book really helped my son who is ten. As soon as he read the book his first response was "ahhh now i understand why i get so frustrated". He is also said "so i'm not on my own other people feel the same way".