What is it about comics? So many kids and adults over the years have told us how important comics are to their reading. In fact, they have so much of importance to say, that we’ll let them explain…
IT TRAINS YOUR BRAIN
From dyslexic author Jay Stringer:
“This is something that comics can do better than any […]
This article is aimed at anyone who…
is dyslexic, or thinks they might be
wishes to help dyslexic adults to engage with books
is interested in ways to engage with books
What are these tips?
7 things that help me to engage with any book;
3 things that help me to engage with non-fiction […]
In this holiday season, check out these wonderful books by dyslexic authors and illustrators. If you use THIS LINK, Dyslexic Advantage will benefit from the referral.
Dav Pilkey: Dragon’s Merry Christmas (series)
Patricia Polacco: Christmas Tapestry and The Trees of the Dancing Goats
Charlie Brown Piano Song Book and Complete Peanuts (link is to 1965-66; many in the series) [Peanuts’ Charles Schultz […]
‘Your book got my son reading!’
Dyslexic author and illustrator Liz Pichon got the idea to create her Tom Gates books after her son was also found to be dyslexic.
From Huffington Post,
“His diagnosis definitely played a part in remembering the kind of things both he and I loved when we were that age, struggling with words.
“I […]
Dav Pilkey is the prolific author and illustrator of the popular Captain Underpants series. Dav is both dyslexic and ADHD.
From The Guardian:
“How do you pronounce your name?
It’s Dave and the reason, I think, people get mixed up is because it’s spelt “Dav”, which is untraditional. I used to work at Pizza Hut – do […]
Here are some great dyslexia-friendly choices for graphic novels and comics this holiday season. All of the above books have relatively readable fonts and most are part of a series so that if your student likes one, more can follow. For more popular graphic novel and comic books for kids, click HERE. Some of the […]
“I’m dyslexic. I could have been one of those left behind, but Comic books pulled me out.” – novelist Jay Stringer
Thanks to Jay Stringer for a thoughtful piece about why comics can be empowering for dyslexic kids. He also provides an interesting insight into why comics are superior to film when learning to read.
Excerpt: “There is […]
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