Not everyone learns to read in the same way or easily or at the same age. Did you know that fifteen to twenty percent of all people have dyslexia which affects their ability to read, write, spell and sometimes speak? If you like books and stories, this can feel overwhelming. These books and stories share struggles and triumphs of characters and real people with dyslexia.
When Natalie tries to read her first book, the letters and words look like scribbles. She declares, I Do Not Like Books Anymore! Follow Natalie's struggles on her road to enjoying books again as she slowly learns to read. The author, Daisy Hirst, includes a short note that she also struggled with learning to read like Natalie. Making her own books, just as Natalie does, was one of the things that helped her.
How scary is A Walk in the Words for you? One of my favorite parts of this beautifully illustrated picture book is the Slow Readers Hall of Fame. If you ever feel alone in being a slow reader just like the author, Hudson Talbott, did growing up, check out the famous folks in this Hall of Fame. Without naming any names, it includes a President of the United States, someone known for inventing the lightbulb and a baseball player who played for the New York Yankees.
Reading does not come easy at all for Aaron Slater, Illustrator. Even though Aaron Slater is not a real person, he is based on a real person, Aaron Douglas, an important African American artist in the Harlem Renaissance who had trouble reading, too! Illustrator David Roberts shares in his note to the reader that he struggled with reading and spelling growing up and still does even as an adult.
In Ben & Emma's Big Hit, Ben and Emma's first grade teacher shares, "When we practice reading, you show yourself every day how hard you can try." This helps both Ben and Emma to keep on trying no matter how hard learning to read may be at first or continues to be. Resources about dyslexia included.
Discover how Brilliant Bea finds that there isn't only one way to create stories even if you have trouble reading and writing. Adults will find resources at the end of the book helpful.
Let your love of stories carry you on your path to learning to read and write no matter what.
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