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What books should one begin with dyslexia when she a teenager?
What books should one start with dyslexia when they learn how to want to read better if the person is a teenager.
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#2 written by SmileyCat 1 year ago
I’d start from the beginning. Cat in the Hat- Dr. Suess
Twisted Riddle Talk might be harder to figure out than one would think since the letters B’s and D’s and P’s are usually some of the tough letters that dyslexic students have issues with. If you find that the early childhood book are not challeging enough, move up to elementary type books and so on and so on and so on until you’ve accomplished your goal and have broken the Label ” I’m Dyslexic!” It’s hard but I know you can do it! Don’t give up!Ex councelor in Special Education, Developmental Disabilities
Good Luck
SmileyCat : )
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You would be better off if you asked this in the Special Education category. Glad I was browsing this morning over here, too!
More and more books are being made that are about things teenagers like, and are in simpler text. Publishers are noticing the LD market.
Once a person knows his/her reading grade level (through Accelerated Reader or another, similar program), they will have a better chance of figuring out what books are right for them to read.
You can ask a special education teacher (any good special ed teacher will have some way of measuring current reading levels), or special education private tutor (http://www.interdys.org/). A person with a reading learning disability learns to read best with individual tutoring by a highly trained reading specialist.
Once you know the reading level, then read books at, and slightly above, that level. Don’t “skim” over words that are hard… learn to pronounce them from someone, and learn what they mean.
Try these links to find lists of “leveled” books that may be of interest:
http://nancykeane.com/rl/
http://www.childrenslit.com/sites_booklists.html
http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/bres/Accelerated%20Reader%20Book%20List.htm
http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/BerkeleyLakeES/accelerated_reader_book_list.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~ngiansante/index.html
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/curriculum/literacy/leveled_books/
Hope this helps!