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Developmental Dyslexia across Languages and Writing Systems


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The first truly systematic, multi-disciplinary, and cross-linguistic study of the language and writing system factors affecting the emergence of dyslexia.




Votre enfant est dyslexique


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Un guide pratique qui vous aidera à mieux comprendre la dyslexie et vous donnera des piste afin de l’accompagner au mieux ! Qu’est-ce que la dyslexie ? Quelles en sont les causes ? Est-il possible de la prévenir ? Mon enfant est-il dyslexique ? Comment puis-je l’aider ? La dyslexie n’est pas une fatalité ! Bernadette Piérart, spécialiste de l’accompagnement de ce trouble spécifique de la lecture, en examine les causes possibles. Elle envisage la dyslexie comme un itinéraire dysharmonique dans les étapes que parcourt tout enfant qui apprend à lire et à écrire. Elle propose des pistes de remédiation et, mieux encore, des outils de prévention. Alliant théorie et pratique, l’ouvrage répond aux nombreuses questions que peuvent se poser les parents et les professionnels accompagnant des enfants dyslexiques. Il permet ainsi à chacun de mieux appréhender ce trouble pour le dépasser ! Un ouvrage de référence sur la dyslexie, ses origines et les possibilités de prise en charge ! À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURE Psychologue, logopède et linguiste de formation, Bernadette Piérart est professeure émérite de l’UCLouvain et de l’UMons (Belgique). Docteure en psychologie du développement de l’enfant, elle a enseigné dans ce domaine pendant de très nombreuses années. Elle est également l’auteure de multiples publications sur les pathologies du langage, qui l’ont conduite à créer plusieurs outils d’évaluation du langage chez l’enfant.




My Name Is Layla


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On the eve of the first day of eighth grade, thirteen year-old Layla has a pretty good idea of what's in store for her - another year of awkward social situations, mediocre grades, and teachers who praise her good behavior but find her academic performance lacking. Layla feels certain she's capable of more, but each time she tries to read or write, the words on the page dance and spin, changing partners and leaving her to sit on the sidelines. Her mother, a nurse working night shifts to keep the family afloat, is too overwhelmed to notice. And her father, whose last contribution before he abandoned the family was to name her Layla, has reappeared but been declared off-limits by her mom.This year will be different in ways that Layla couldn't have predicted. Her English teacher, Mr. McCarthy, new to the school, senses her potential. When he pushes her, she almost rises to the challenge before committing a desperate and futile act of vandalism that nearly costs her what she has gained. When Layla agrees to let her best friend Liza take the fall for her, their relationship is put to the test. Layla must rely on the guidance of her older brother and the affection of the sweet boy next door to reclaim her footing.




Fish Out of Water


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Key Selling Points A boy planning his bar mitzvah project is frustrated that he’s not allowed to pursue his interests. This book examines gender stereotyping in a safe and humorous way. Fish Out of Water explores theissue of toxic masculinity, which is very much in the news right now as traditional gender roles and assumptions are being challenged. The author has written numerous books for middle-grade audiences and balances funny and sweet well. The author is Jewish and includes Jewish content in all her stories. New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.




Happy People Read and Drink Coffee


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The international phenomenon described as Under the Tuscan Sun set in Ireland, about a recent widow who moves to the Irish coast and begins a tumultuous but ultimately healing relationship with her neighbor, a brooding Irish photographer. Also out now: the bestselling sequel, Don't Worry, Life is Easy, also from Hachette Books. Diane seems to have the perfect life. She is a wife, mother, and the owner of Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, a cozy literary cafén Paris. But when she suddenly loses her husband and daughter in a car accident, the world as she knows it disappears. One year later, Diane moves to a small town on the Irish coast, determined to heal by rebuilding her life alone-until she meets Edward, a handsome and moody photographer, and falls into a surprising and tumultuous romance. But will it last when Diane leaves Ireland for good? At once heartbreaking and uplifting, Diane's story is deeply felt, reminding us that love remembered is love enduring. "A heartbreaking story of love and loss that will twist readers up in knots...essential." -- Library Journal




To All the Boys I've Loved Before


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Pride and a Daily Marathon


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At the age of 19, Ian Waterman was suddenly struck down at work by a rare neurological illness that deprived him of all sensation below the neck. He fell on the floor in a heap, unable to stand or control his limbs, having lost the sense of joint position and proprioception, of that "sixth sense" of his body in space, which we all take for granted. After months in a neurological ward he was judged incurable and condemned to a life of wheelchair dependence. This is the first U.S. publication of a remarkable book by his physician, Jonathan Cole. It tells the compelling story, including a clear clinical description of a rare condition, of how Waterman reclaimed a life of full mobility against all expectations, by mental effort and sheer courage. Cole describes how Waterman gradually adapted to his strange condition. As the doctors had predicted, there was no neurological recovery. He had to monitor every movement by sight to work out where his limbs were, since he had no feedback from his peripheral nerves. But with astonishing persistence Waterman developed elaborate tricks and strategies to control his movements, enabling him to cope not only with the day-to-day problems of living, but even with the challenges of work, love, and marriage.