Dyslexia Kids Fiction
Fiction for or about children with Dyslexia
"Years ago when I was a student teacher, my mentor gave this book to me on my last day in her classroom. The dedication read, "A loving teacher can recognize the needs of a child and make a positive contribution to shape his/her life." When I sat down to read the story, I felt my eyes tear up because of the emotions of the main character, Trisha, as she grows up. We follow Trisha from the very beginning as a young girl ready for kindergarten filled with the anticipation of learning to read. ..."
"I picked this book up at a baby-sitting job expecting it to be a fluffy sixth-grade chapter book. Yet it was much more. DeClements did a great job depicting Helen's challenges with a learning disability as she navigates sixth grade and finally finds some answers in the end. This book is great for teachers like myself because it allows us to see the impact the "little things" we choose to do or not to do can have on a student. It's a great book for students because it depicts Helen's..."
"I liked the book Yellow Bird and Me. It was hard to put down, but it was boring at the beginning. It was about Doris, who is trying to earn money to see her friend Amir and Bird, who wants to be in the drama club, but he can't read, so Doris has to help him. ..."
"I thought this book was terrific. I am a 7th - 12th grade school librarian and have had many students who enjoyed this book. I was surprised by the low age level (9-12) on...info about the book. Although good readers of those ages will enjoy the book, there are many themes that are only going to be grasped by people with a little more life experience. We are using the book in a high school psych class as an example of a "case study" of a dyslexic child. I was very moved by the..."
"I bought this book for my fourth grader because his teacher suggested challenging him more with longer chapter books. I should have looked at it a bit more closely to be sure that it was the right reading level for him.
He finished the book and when he took the online test for it (for his class), he scored only 6 out of 10. I knew that he read it because he said he was sad at the end (I won't tell why). He said he liked the book, so I decided to read it to find out why he did..."
"I bought this book to read to my own son in second grade who was diagnosed with dyslexia and who hates school because it is so difficult to him. I teach sixth grade special ed kids and I read the book to them, a chapter a day. They would beg me to read it to them instead of teaching the class! They related to it and inspired them."
Josh struggles to live down the stigma of his learning disability, dyslexia, and receive both respect and friendship from his peers. Includes information on the characteristics of dyslexia and a list of organizations that deal with learning disabilities.
