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Author Foss, Ben, author.

Title The dyslexia empowerment plan : a blueprint for renewing your child's confidence and love of learning / Ben Foss.

Publication Info. New York : Ballantine Books, 2016.

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 West Hartford, Faxon Branch - Parent Collection  J 371.9144 FOSS    Check Shelf
Edition Ballentine books trade paperback edition.
Description xxviii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Note Originally published in hardcover in 2013.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-291) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Know the facts -- Empowering your child -- Changing the world -- Appendices.
Summary After years of battling with a school system that did not understand his dyslexia and the shame that accompanied it, renowned activist and entrepreneur Ben Foss is not only open about his dyslexia, he is proud of it. In The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan he shares his personal triumphs and failures so that you can learn from his experiences, and provides a three-step approach for success: Identify your child's profile: By mapping your child's strengths and weaknesses and assisting her to better understand who she is, you can help your child move away from shame and feelings of inadequacy and move toward creating a powerful program for learning. Help your child help himself: Coach your child to become his own best advocate by developing resiliency, confidence, and self-awareness, and focusing on achievable goals in areas that matter most to him. Create community: Dyslexic children are not broken, but too often the system designed to educate them is. Dare to change your school so that your child has the resources to thrive. Understanding your rights and finding allies will make you and your child feel connected and no longer alone. Packed with practical ideas and strategies dyslexic children need for excelling in school and in life, this empowering guide provides the framework for charting a future for your child that is bright with hope and unlimited potential.
Subject Dyslexia.
Dyslexic children -- Rehabilitation.
Parents of children with disabilities.
Dyslexia -- Psychological aspects.
Dyslexic children -- Education -- Parent participation.
Dyslexic children -- Education.
Dyslexia -- Psychological aspects.
Dyslexia.
Dyslexia. (OCoLC)fst00900345
Dyslexia -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst00900350
Parents of children with disabilities. (OCoLC)fst01053495
ISBN 0345541251 (paperback)
9780345541253 (paperback)
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