Overcoming Dyslexia
A New and Complete ScienceBased Program for Reading Problems at Any Level

Shaywitz explains that in brain imaging studies, fluent readers show activation in the back of the brain and very little in the front, while dyslexic people show underactivation in the back and more up front. She asserts that these images reveal "exactly where and how dyslexia manifests itself in th......more

Finally, a book that breaks down what dyslexia actually is, in layman's language. Very thorough but not so deep that it's unreadable. Explains dyslexic brain function, what goes wrong in the word processing of the dyslexic mind, and gives a plan of action for reading instruction for every age group......more

This is a must read book for everybody. With 1/5 people having dyslexia you are sure to know somebody with this issue (although there is a large spectrum of how it affects people). I think there are more myths about dyslexia than any other disability out there. I consider myself a pretty well educat......more