Reading Suggestions.

1. About being dyslexic.
2. Readability
3. Other ways of enjoying books.
4. Sources of Books.
5. Lists of books from many publishers

1. About being dyslexic.

Books for young dyslexics to listen to or read.

So you think you've got problems. Rosalind Birkett.
Egon Publishers Ltd.
Tel: 01462 894 498. Fax: 01462 894 660.
Email. Web.

Dyslexia: How Would I Cope? Michael Ryden.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Tel: 020 7833 2307. Fax: 020 7837 2917
Email. Web.

Brian Has Dyslexia. Jenny Leigh.
Red Kite Books.
Tel: 020 8459 2131.
Email.

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2. Readability.

There are formulae for calculating the readability of texts according to word length, sentence length and complexity.

Computer programs, e.g. Word, give readability scores according to those criteria.

A simple method is called the Five Finger Test:

• Choose a book you like.
• Open it in the middle.
• Try to find a page without pictures.
• Start reading at the top. Go on till you reach a word you do not know.
• Put your little finger on it.
• Continue reading. Put a finger on each word you do not know.
• If you run out of fingers before you get to the bottom of the page, the book is probably too difficult for independent reading.

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3. Other ways of enjoying books.

• Ask someone to read the book to you, while you point to the words.
• Try paired reading - a helper reads the harder words.
• Listen to an audio-tape of the book, while following the words in the book.

Audio-tapes on loan.

Listening Books.
Tel: 020 7407 9417. Fax: 020 7403 1377
Email. Web.

Calibre.
Tel: 01296 432 339. Fax: 01296 392 599.
Email.
Web: www.calibre.org.uk

Many bookshops and mail order firms sell audio books.

Talking book software.

Don Johnston.
Tel: 01925 241 642. Fax: 01925 241 745.
Email. Web

Kingscourt.
Tel: 020 8543 1234. Fax: 0870 241 6398.
Email. Web.

Sherston.
Tel: 01666 843 200. Fax: 01666 843 216.
Email.
Web: www.sherston.co.uk

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4. Sources of Books.

Dyslexic children need access to good literature and books with low reading age/high interest levels. The following BDA publishers supply a range of dyslexia friendly books. Some are suitable for teenagers and adults.

Ann Arbor Publishers Ltd.
Tel: 01668 214 460. Fax: 01668 214 484.
Email. "Web.

Barrington Stoke.
Tel: 0131 557 2020. Fax: 0131 557 6060.
Email.
"Web.

Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre.
Tel: 01252 792 400. Fax: 01252 795 669.
Email. Web.

LDA Learning.
Tel: 01223 357 744. Fax: 0800 783 8648.
Web.

SEN Marketing.
Tel/Fax: 01924 871697.
Email. Web.

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5. Lists of books from many publishers.

Waterstones guide to Books for Young Dyslexic Readers produced in association with Dyslexia Action (formerly Dyslexia Institute).
Web: www.waterstones.com/wat/images/special/mag/waterstones_dyslexia_action_guide.pdf

Page updated: 9 November 2007