Learn to Read for Kids with Dyslexia: 101 Games and Activities to Teach Your Child to Read (Phonics Makes Readers)

This book is very handy, teaches me how to help my grandson, whom has ADHD, AND Dyslexic.

I've been working on letters with my daughter since she was 3. Now that she is 6 1/2, I have finally googled symptoms of dyslexia and faced the reality that she appears to be not simply a "slow reader." I also ordered several books and studied the website of the International Dyslexia Association. That is where I learned the concepts of "structured literacy" and realized that I had long ago neglected "phonemic awareness" and moved past it before she was ready. The exercises in this workbook are the first thing I have found that specifically address this in a way that does not immediately frustrate her or turn her off the way a standard workbook does. (But she is often tired/stretched at the end of them, which is how I know she is learning--specifically, she is learning awareness of sounds that I didn't know I needed to teach.) Because so many of the exercises are picture-based and interactive in novel/unpredictable ways (spinning the paperclip to determine which picture to match the beginning sound of), they appeal to her curiosity and keep her interested. They are also easy to repeat when the concept still needs work. And they are short, so easy to find time to do AND they challenge and reinforce the concepts without being exhausting or tedious. I know that these exercises seem "easy" to a lot of people and kids, but for my otherwise bright/advanced kid whose mind is REALLY resistant to limiting her writing to the way the letters are "supposed" to go and becomes suddenly exhausted and distracted when I ask her to sound out words or letters, it is PERFECT--the early intervention I was looking for. My many thanks to the author and publisher!!

Update:I began this with a student and they absolutely love it! It’s very interactive and engaging. The student asked to do multiple pages a day (and this is a child who does not enjoy school). Can’t recommend enough!Original review: The activities in this workbook look engaging and align with what we know about the science of reading. I think this particular workbook would greatly benefit a child when paired with a systematic phonics book called “Phonics Parhways” or the free program Treasure Hunt Reading by Prenda (a program designed especially for those with dyslexia). I don’t think this workbook, by itself would be enough for a parent working with a child after school to correct reading struggles. But the two programs I mention are either very low cost or free and when paired with this workbook, could really help a child who is struggling. All that being said, this is a really fantastic workbook & it is very evident the author has done a lot of research on the science of reading.

This book is very cute and easy to implement with my child, however it is geared for younger children. My daughter who is in 4th grade and severely impacted by dyslexia is still too old/advanced for this book. She reads at a 1st grade level, but because of the curriculum she already receives, this is just too young. She does enjoy it, so we still add it in. I am glad she enjoys it and there's no hard in adding it.

Really helped my grandson. Good advice his mom told me

Worth it my 8 year old loves this book

Right off the bat with lessons 1 and 2, words should have accompanied the corresponding graphics as it’s very open to interpretation what you think it’s called. For example, a picture of clouds is actually “sky.” Frustratingly, if the parent or child sees it as clouds then you have unanswered, non rhyming segments and a pause occurs which can be upsetting as these kids already feel confused or “less than.” Activity 2 repeats this frustrating issue as it has a thermometer above a man running- but the words needed are “hot” and “runner.” Also a purple circle is “dot.” Strawberry jam is actually “jar.” Parents likely need to review the lesson ahead of time so both of them don’t feel frustrated with it. It’s not pick up and go either. There are lessons that require tools. They might be basic but a parent needs to look ahead and have those on hand. We didn’t have paper clips for example and that was required for the spinner in a game.

As a teacher who has worked with young students with dyslexia issues for over 10 years, I recommend this workbook. Wow. It is excellent!