Title: The Gift of Dyslexia Pdf Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn, Revised and Expanded Edition
Author: Ronald D. Davis
Published Date: 2010-02-23
Page: 304
Ron Davis, was functionally illiterate until age 38 when he discovered how to mentally orient his perceptions. He later took technical courses and became a successful engineer, businessman and artist. He has since dedicated his life to helping people with the gift of dyslexia achieve literacy and self-esteem.
This book outlines a unique and revolutionary program with a phenomenally high success rate in helping dyslexics learn to read and to overcome other difficulties associated with it. This new edition is expanded to include new teaching techniques and revised throughout with up-to-date information on research, studies, and contacts.
This book changed my life I bought the previous version of this book more than 8 years ago. I was 21, and although I would've been ashamed to have admitted it then, I hadn't read a single book cover to cover in my 21 years, including school assignments. I had really struggled in school through my entire childhood and teenage years, and nobody really understood why. I failed every English class in high school. I just wasn't able to read, and it was immensely frustrating. I tested very well, and was clearly intelligent. I got deeply involved in computer programming from a very early age, so my intelligence level was high enough. I could write in English just fine. Yet I still struggled. Nobody ever diagnosed me with dyslexia, but this book looked interesting, so I bought it on a whim.By the time I bought this book, I was doing well working in the computer industry, but I never really understood why I couldn't read. Well, to be clear, I could *read* and understand words; I wasn't illiterate by any means, but I found it impossible to get through more than a few pages of text. I had severe reading comprehension problems. My mind would read ahead, wander around, and mis-read things, and I would have to read and re-read the same text many times to really understand it (if I cared enough to learn it, as I did for computer programming).I read this book (slowly and painfully at first, as always), and had a bit of an epiphany. I have applied Mr. Davis's techniques using the "mind's eye", and in the past 8 years I have read literally hundreds of books cover to cover. I now love reading, and pick up a new book at least once a week.I still find myself struggling with my dyslexia if I am too tired, but that's the only time his techniques are not completely automatic. After years of practice, it's entirely automatic. I also (when possible) carefully choose printed books based on their typesetting (and choose the font on my computer carefully), which helps immensely as well -- I never knew that fonts and spacing could make such a difference before reading this book.Mr. Davis's explanations of the differences in the workings of the mind -- the way that dyslexics can comprehend three dimensional objects in a different way than non-dyslexics -- made so much sense to me. I've always had a very high aptitude for science, mechanics, and complex systems. I've had the ability to visualize all sides of three dimensional objects, with no effort, and I've always thought this was perfectly normal. Of course I wouldn't trade that ability, that aptitude, for normal reading. Just thinking of dyslexia as a different way of visualizing rather than a disorder is a huge leap in dealing with it.I know there are a number of negative reviews of this book, claiming that it's pseudoscience, there's no research, or that the techniques seem "silly". Personally, I don't care. The ability to read, to really read and comprehend (and quickly, at that!), has made such an enormous difference in my life that I recommend this book to everyone who will listen. If I had read this book when I was 10 years old rather than 21, I can't imagine how much it would've changed my early years.Please, if you have a child who is struggling through school but you know to be super smart, read this book and *try it*.Very gratefully indebted to Mr. Davis,Jeremy ColeAudio and paperback versions I purchased both the Audio version and the paperback. It was helpful to go through both. The audio book is helpful because the author reads it and goes through the steps of this process with someone. The paperback is helpful because it gives you script that can be used to help someone with dyslexia. Davis has great insight on this subject and I am amazed how my kids have responded to this process. I highly recommend.Make your child feel good again..... WONDERFUL, My goddaughter has dyslexia and this helped her mom understand how to relate. I tried to explain the experience as I myself suffer from it. This helped give me the words that were bouncing around in my mind. Anyone giving this a bad review must have no clue as to what it feels like to have this. This little girl is sweet and smart as a whip but they were making her feel stupid with their labels. She is now much happier and making much better progress. I m NOT saying that academics have it ALL wrong but they do miss the mark on how to relate to the people with this condition.If your kid has this you can not go wrong with this book. It will help them as much as you. There is no reason to fear Dyslexia, it's just different way our minds process information.
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