For parents: There are many different reasons why children find learning to read difficult. Calmly and with loads of different tips, this book helps to guide parents to understand the myriad problems which may be causing the difficulty and gives them practical ways to help their child make progress. Celebrities familiar with the issues give their helpful hints, too. This is part of the 2009 World Book Day Quick Reads initiative.
For parents: There are many different reasons why children find
learning to read difficult. Calmly and with loads of different tips,
this book helps to guide parents to understand the myriad problems
which may be causing the difficulty and gives them practical ways to
help their child make progress. Celebrities familiar with the issues
give their helpful hints, too. This is part of the 2009 World Book Day
Quick Reads initiative.
Patience Thomson 1935-2020 was a writer, lecturer and expert on reading. She specialised in dyslexia, with a Masters from Bangor University, and was head teacher of Fairly House. She co-founded Barrington Stoke, a publisher of books for reluctant and dyslexic readers and was also a trustee of the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre.
