Covers how to recognize the symptoms of dyslexia, understanding diagnostic test results, setting up an individualized education program, working with a child's teachers, and suggestions for improving reading skills.

Presents techniques, games, exercises, word lists, and memory aids to help teach children to spell.

Offers directions for quick and easy crafts, including shaving cream sculptures, ghost-it-notes, and tin-punch laterns.

Offers suggestions and activities to help children learn literacy skills, with advice on sharpening listening skills, correcting errors, and choosing the right books.

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