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" Overcoming dyslexia for dummies / "
Tracey Wood.
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BL
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1003383
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b757753
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Wood, Tracey.
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Overcoming dyslexia for dummies /\ Tracey Wood.
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Hoboken, N.J. :: Wiley,, 2006.
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--For dummies
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361 pages ;; 24 cm.
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0471752851
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: 9780471752851
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Part I: Figuring out what dyslexia is all about -- Understanding the basics of dyslexia -- Pinpointing what dyslexia is (and isn't) -- Being alert to symptoms of dyslexia at any age -- Part II: Determining when to get a diagnosis -- Watching your child carefully at a young age -- Acting quickly with your school-age child -- Testing your child for dyslexia -- Part III: Exploring your options for schools and programs -- Choosing the bes school for your child -- Investigating the Individualized Education Program -- Securing help without an Individualized Education Program -- Working productively with your child's teacher -- Part IV: Taking part in your child's treatment -- Putting memorizing, visualizing, and rhyming to good use -- Playing with phonics -- Sprinting ahead with reading basics and practice -- Taking advantage of multisensory methods -- Handling everyday activities and difficulties -- Part V: Moving beyond the childhood years -- Assisting dyslexic teens -- Heading off to college -- Succeeding with dyslexia in adulthood -- Part VI: The part of tens -- Ten tools for making a dyslexic's life easier -- Ten well-known dyslexia programs and treatments -- Part VII: Appendixes -- Appendix A: An informal assessment of phonemic awareness and phonics skills -- Appendix B: Contacts and resources.
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Covers how to recognize the symptoms of dyslexia, understanding diagnostic test results, setting up an individualized education program, working with a child's teachers, and suggestions for improving reading skills.
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Dyslexia-- Diagnosis, Popular works.
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Dyslexics-- Education.
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Dyslexia-- diagnosis.
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Dyslexics-- education.
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Dyslexie, Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
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Dyslexie-- Diagnostic, Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
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Dyslexiques-- Éducation.
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Dyslexia-- Diagnosis, Popular works.
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Dyslexia-- Diagnosis.
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Dyslexics-- Education.
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Dyslexics-- Education.
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| Dewey Classification
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618.928553
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RC394.W6W59 2006
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RJ496.A5W66 2006
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WS110.W879o 2006
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G766clc
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