This brief text considers reading difficulties and teaching strategies for people with dyslexia. The book can be read quickly but putting the information into practice requires study. Simonetti, a seasoned reading teacher, offers methods that address several areas of reading, including, but not limited to, sound awareness, sound vocabulary, and comprehension. Particularly relevant are ideas related to how those with dyslexia process information and how that relates to skill acquisition. Some standout chapters include chapter 11, which offers several excellent activities designed to improve comprehension, and chapter 14, which offers ideas for affective support[.] Recommended. General readers, undergraduates, and professionals.
— Choice Reviews
Nickie Simonetti offers a plan that provides effective methods for teachers and positive results for students. I applaud the approach.
— Miriam Olbaum, reading specialist, The Child Development Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
I’m forever grateful to Nickie Simonetti for teaching me how to learn, study, and embrace my differences. My success today, personally and professionally, is truly due to her. Now that she is sharing her teaching method in a book, I can only imagine how many more lives she will change!
— Mia Babson, former student, Highland School, Jamaica Estates, NY
Nickie Simonetti has a gift, one that is grounded in theory and enhanced by her creativity, and she is now sharing it publicly. Nickie and I first worked together 40 years ago at a diagnostic learning center. Our paths crossed again about 15 years later as my daughter’s academic struggles created emotional ones. Their work together transformed my daughter into an eager learner excited by new learning opportunities.
— Carol Nobel, licensed psychologist, Great Barrington, MA
Dyslexic kids need strategies that break things down and make sense. Not more of the same old things we have been doing without success. This book offers practical advice and information to break the code for the dyslexic learner.
— Penny Kline, remedial program specialist, Seacrest Country Day School, Naples, Florida
Ms. Simonetti’s approach works because she combines science, art, and heart. No one is better at helping children reach their academic and personal best! We are fortunate to have her insights now available to us all.
— Linda McLaughlin, early childhood ARC Program, Greenvale School, Long Island, NY
This book is a must read. Nickie Simonetti gives great insight into students struggling with today’s models of learning by bringing out their creative and innovative potential. She is a godsend to all whose lives she touches.
— Katherine Arpin, school psychologist, Seacrest Country Day School, Naples, Florida
Wonderful, energetic, and a game changer. Remember that exciting feeling you had after attending a conference or inservice? You couldn’t wait to incorporate the ideas into your lesson plans. Well, this book gives that same feeling!
— Andrea Gaydos, special education teacher, Pawling Elementary School, Pawling, NY