Hello
Bookworms,
For children and adults with
dyslexia, reading may not always come up on their list of favorite hobbies.
Fortunately, Dyslexia doesn’t have to define you or take away your enjoyment of
reading.
On Tuesday,
March 24th, 2015, award winning actress and author Octavia Spencer
(of The Help & Mom the TV Sitcom) admitted that dyslexia presented her with
a challenge when trying to read growing
up. Octavia (I just LOVE that name! Don’t
you?!?! ) told the ladies of The Talk that she struggled to engage with
most stories.
What helped her learn to love
reading? MYSTERIES!! Octavia said that mysteries were the stories that actually
engaged her and encouraged her to finish the book.
The Talk guest host Kelly Osborne
also admitted to having Dyselxia and credited mysteries with helper her read as
well. Kelly said that reading about crimes and investigations were helpful
because it was based on seeking facts and once those facts were discovered in the
story they remained concrete and there was one aim, solve the crime and that
helped her.
Have a child with Dyslexia? Are they
struggling to enjoy reading? Try introducing them to mystery books! It could be
the answer to helping them learn to reading!
Don’t get discouraged if your child
doesn’t like the first book they try. Be willing to try different mysteries by
different authors because each author has a different writing style and chances
are, your child will find one they really love.
Have you already tried this with
your Dyslexic child? What stories did they gravitate towards? Share the titles
here and help other parents and Dyslexic children find books that will help
their child love reading!!
Another benefit of reading
Mysteries? They introduce your child to deductive reasoning which builds their
ability to think and reason in other areas of their lives!
Until next
time,
Elizabeth Gaskins
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