Can I tell you about Dyslexia?

Can I tell you about Dyslexia? : A guide for friends, family and professionals

Meet Zoe - a young girl with dyslexia. Zoe invites readers to learn about dyslexia from her perspective. She helps readers to understand the challenges faced by a child with dyslexia, explaining what dyslexia is and how it affects her at home and at school. Zoe describes exactly why she finds reading, writing and words so difficult, and how other people can help her in these areas.

This illustrated book is ideally suited for readers aged 7 and upwards, and will be an excellent way to start a discussion about dyslexia, in the classroom or at home.

  • For ages: 9-12
  • Format: Paperback | 56 pages
  • Dimensions: 126 x 192 x 8mm | 98g
  • Publication date: 28 Aug 2013
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Illustrations note: 13 black & white illustrations
  • ISBN10: 1849059527
  • ISBN13: 9781849059527
  • Bestsellers rank: 62,645

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