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• • • 'Dyslexia - How to Survive and Succeed at Work' by Dr Sylvia Moody - Highly recommended guide for all those struggling with dyslexia in the workplace. Dyslexic people face many problems in the workplace: difficulties with reading and writing, memory, organisation and time management, and a recent TUC report on dyslexia in the workplace estimates that three million people are affected.
Dr Sylvia Moody is a leading expert in the field; her techniques will help readers to master complex organizational skills, deal with a large workload and cope with the demands of deadlines.
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USA | UK

• • • 'Dyslexia in Adults: Taking Charge of Your Life' by Kathleen Nosek, published by Taylor Trade Publishing (ISBN number 08783 39485 ) - 'As a dyslexic who has been mocked and humiliated quite often (and to this day), I found it reassuring to see that there are people in the medical field who are not afraid to challenge the old-school paradigms. I hope that every dyslexic buys this book and others on the market as a way to help themselves, and also as a way to encourage research in this important area.' (L.B.)
'I can highly recommend: "Dyslexia in adults, taking charge of your life" by Kathleen Nosek.' (A.K.)
USA | UK

• • • 'Every Letter Counts' by Susan Hampshire, published by Bantam Press (ISBN number 0593018869)

In this excellent book Susan Hampshire has interviewed a wide range of people - some famous, some familiar, some unknown, but all from varying backgrounds - who have one thing in common - dyslexia. They talk frankly of their early difficulties, of their relationships with teachers and other children at school, and of the attitudes of parents and employers. By sharing with the reader their eventual triumphs, they give hope to dyslexic people everywhere, encouraging them to believe in their own potential and their ability to achieve regardless of the difficulties. Clearly printed in large-size text. Strongly recommended. (John Bradford).

• • • Take It From Me - Life's a Struggle but You Can Win! - Brockovich says that people often ask how she, a single mother without a bachelor's degree or a paralegal certificate, managed to bring down the colossal PG&E for knowingly poisoning the water supply of Hinkley, Calif.

She offers this book as her answer. In simple, informal prose, with a sparkling sense of humor, Brockovich describes her childhood and her wild adolescence. As important as her family, who taught her values, ethics and perseverance, was one high school teacher who recognized her dyslexia and showed her that she was smart and able to succeed, permanently changing her self-image and enabling her to graduate and enroll in fashion college.

• • • I Beat Dyslexia - by Robert Jones.

• The Other Side of Dyslexia - by Ann Ferris - 'describes the process I went through learning to manage my dyslexia, along with a methodology for dyslexics on how to implement a program to change their quality of life'.

• Dyslexia From a Cultural Perspective - Large-print account of some famous dyslexic people, description of dyslexia, and interviews with eight adults who are dyslexic, including Benjamin Zephaniah.
USA | UK
Hansib Publications

• • • Aurally Coded Spelling Dictionary - the ACE spelling dictionary is the Aurally Coded dictionary – it confronts the multitude of vowel sounds by classifying words according to the first one in each. She has been under very intense pressure and extremely frustrated by her efforts to use a normal dictionary. "Using the ACE Dictionary, my 16-years old student identifies the start sound of a difficult work, then the second sound. The dictionary gives a visual support to the second sound and a page reference for the combination from a grid. She then counts the syllables, selects the list on the page, runs her finger down and is becoming increasingly proficient at identifying the word. Her motivation has increased because the exam board is now allowing her to use the ACE Dictionary in some exams. (S.D. P, Kent, UK)."
USA | UK

• • • Quick Reads - launched by Prime Minister Tony Blair on World Book Day 2006 to provide fast-paced, bite-sized books by bestselling writers for emergent readers, anyone who had lost the reading habit or simply wanted a short, fast read. It is a remarkable collaboration between authors, publishers, book retailers, libraries, the education sector, and other partners and supporters to offer books with a simplified text.

• • • Large Print Bookshop - offer over 2,000 titles from wide range of categories, including Classic Literature, Novels, Humor, Mysteries, Inspirational Books, Westerns, and Non-Fiction. In addition to our location in the Denver Book Mall, we also offer our books for sale through mail order. Feel free to look over a sample of the titles available or have a catalog mailed to you. Owned and operated by Marian Haugh, The Large Print Bookshop is uniquely qualified to meet the needs of those seeking these easier-on-the-eyes books.


• • • Large Print Books - novels, cookbooks, biographies, westerns, mysteries, science, adventure, romance, history, How-to, sewing, Sci-Fi, fantasy . . . from Amazon.com Large print makes for easy reading. Large print books are not abridged versions. They are complete and whole.


• Applying to Higher Education for Dyslexic Students (UK) available from Dyslexia Unit, University of Wales, Bangor. (available from D.Gilroy, c/o Dyslexia Unit, Univ. of Wales, Bangor, Wales, LL57 2DG, UK).

• Living with Dyslexia Barbara Riddick, pub Routledge (recommended by Kellie, Oregon - 'a lot of handy techniques to use.')

• Dyslexia Magazine Online - Free! Originally started as an online magazine for parents, this magazine contains articles for dyslexic adults as well.


• The Runaway Learning Machine - Growing Up Dyslexic - by James Bauer USA | UK.


• Recorded Books:

Listening Books - The National Listening Library (UK).

Recorded Books, LLC - USA.

• Windows XP for Visual Learners - Visibooks have produced this large-print guide to starting Windows XP with many large screen shots. H elpful for beginners to the computer, and very clear on how to perform tasks such as starting and closing a program, using desktop icons, moving windows around the desktop, using email, etc. Disappointing in its lack of colored, clear highlights, and being printed on glaring white paper instead of off-white.

• Dyslexia and Counselling - by Rosemary Scott, published Whurr. 'Good counselling can remediate the negative effects of dyslexia on daily life, to the point where dyslexia becomes not just manageable but 'a source of individual strength and wisdom''. UK | USA

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