内容简介
Thefirstcompletelycomprehensive,practicalguideforrecognizing,diagnosing,andovercominganychildhoodreadingdifficulty.AccordingtotheNationalInstituteofHealth,tenmillionofournation’schildren(approximately17percent)havetroublelearningtoread.Whileheadlineswarnaboutthenation’sreadingcrisis,SusanHall(whosesonwasdiagnosedwithdyslexia)andLouisaMoatshavebecomecrusadersforaction.Theresultoftheiryearsofresearchandpersonalexperience,ParentingaStrugglingReaderprovidesarevolutionaryroadmapforanyparentfacingthischallengingproblem.Acknowledgingthatparentsoftenlosevaluableyearsbywaitingfortheirschoolsystemstotestforachild’sreadingdisability,HallandMoatsofferadetailed,realisticprogramforgettingparentsactivelyinvolvedintheirchildren’sreadinglives.Withafour-stepplanforidentifyingandresolvingdeficiencies,aswellasadviceforthosewhosekidsreceivedweakinstructionduringthecrucialearlyyears,thisisalandmarkpublicationthatpromisesunprecedentedhopeforthenextgenerationofInformationAgecitizens.
作者简介
SusanL.HallandLouisaC.Moats,Ed.D.,areboardmembersoftheInternationalDyslexiaAssociationandco-authoredtheaward-winningbook,StraightTalkAboutReading:HowParentsCanmakeaDifferenceDuringtheEarlyYears.Theirworkhasdrawnextensivenationalmediaattentionandtakesthemtomorethanfiftyspeakingengagementseachyear.SusanL.HallisspokespersonfortheCoordinatedCampaignforLearningDisabilities,andLouisaC.MoatsisClinicalAssociateProfessorofPediatricsattheCenterforAcademicandReadingSkillsattheUniversityofTexas,Houston.Dr.MoatsalsoteachesgraduatestudentsaboutreadingandlanguageatSimmonsCollegeinBostonandtheGreenwoodInstituteinVermont.SheiscurrentlypartofateamchargedwithhelpingstatesimproveearlyreadingachievementunderPresidentBush’sReadingFirstInitiative.SusanL.HalllivesoutsideofChicago,andLouisaC.MoatslivesincentralVermont.