Dyslexia: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides) - Softcover

Brunswick, Nicola

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9781851686452: Dyslexia: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)

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ISBN 10: 1851686452 ISBN 13: 9781851686452

Publisher: Oneworld Publications, 2009

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Winston Churchill, Andy Warhol, Walt Disney, Tom Cruise, Agatha Christie, Pablo Picasso. All famous and successful in their chosen professions. All dyslexic. Around 5 to 15% of speakers of alphabetic languages (e.g. English, French and Spanish) are dyslexic. But what is dyslexia? Are there different types of dyslexia? Is there a cure? What resources are available to help dyslexic children and adults? Nicola Brunswick answers these, and other, questions informed by current thinking and cutting-edge research. Dr Nicola Brunswick is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University, UK.

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Dr Nicola Brunswick is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University, UK, and a trustee of the British Dyslexia Association. She researches in the areas of reading and developmental dyslexia, and has presented the findings of her research around the world. Her research has appeared in the journals Brain, Nature Neuroscience, and Science.

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"Let me guess. You know someone who might be dyslexic. And you're wondering if he or she can be helped. Here's the good news: the answer is Yes. Most dyslexic people can learn to read and write normally. The details are here in Dr Nicola Brunswick's informative book. She will tell you what dyslexia means, what we know about it, and - most importantly - what can be done." --Ken Follett, International best-selling author and former President of Dyslexia Action

"Indispensible." --Able Magazine

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