GUIDE TO CHOOSING BOOKS FOR DYSLEXIC READERS

In a previous dyslexia blog article about reading I mentioned that it is important to help your child to choose appropriate books for your child to read.

Dyslexia Action and Waterstones (a well–known UK bookselling chain) have produced a guide, designed to help children and parents choose books that are more suitable for a young struggling/reluctant reader who has dyslexic difficulties.

Further information and a downloadable pdf of this guide may be found at Waterstones.com/ DA or www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk

Waterstone's Guide to Books for Young Dyslexic Readers :

http://www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk/pdffiles/waterstones.pdf

Guide to Choosing Dyslexia-Friendly Books for Kids :

http://www.waterstones.com/wat/images/special/mag/waterstones_dyslexia_action_guide.pdf

List of graded books

“Teachers and adults, who are supporting children as they are learning to read, need books of graded difficulty that can be matched to children's reading levels. This is particularly important for children with literacy difficulties, as they need to practise their reading skills with a wide range of books at the appropriate level.”

The Dyslexia Institute has produced a list of graded books which might be useful to parents …

For more information go to : www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk/graded.htm

List of books sorted by grade :

http://www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk/pdffiles/gradedsort.pdf

NB Dyslexia Action was formally known as the Dyslexia Institute..

SALLY GARDNER - WRITER OF BOOKS FOR CHILDREN, WHO IS DYSLEXIC.

Sally Gardner who is dyslexic, was originally called Sarah, but as a child she couldn't spell her name, so later she changed her name to Sally because she found it easier to spell!!

She did not learn to read or write until she was fourteen and had been thrown out of several schools. Despite this, she went on to become a very successful costume designer.

After the birth of her children, she started first to illustrate and then to write childrens books. In 2005 Sally Gardner won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award for her book I, Coriander. Previous Nestle prize-winners include some of the UKs best childrens writers - Anne Fine, Quentin Blake, Michael Morpurgo and Jacqueline Wilson.

Sally Gardner is proof that dyslexia does not have to stop you from being a successful writer !!

Some of her books are available in Turkish – they are printed by Doğan Egmont.I would recommend them for children who are dyslexic as they have interesting story-lines and the chapters are usually about 4 pages long.The font used in the books is reasonably large.!!

Here are some of her book reviews :"The Invisible Boy has enough humour and action to keep less confident readers as well as assured readers turning the pages." (Books for Keeps )

'All the books in the Magical Children series have satisfying stories, scintillating crisp sound effects and lively,humour-filled readings’ – ( The Times – Christina Hardyment)

If you follow this link you can hear Sally Gardner talking about her award winning book : Reading Aloud with Michael Rosen - Sally Gardner

http://www.teachers.tv/video/3426

You can visit her own site at : http://www.sallygardner.net/