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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sally Shaywitz, M.D.Publisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House USA Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780679781592ISBN 10: 0679781595 Pages: 608 Publication Date: 04 January 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsIn this gem of a book, Dr. Sally Shaywitz uses her voice, her images, her brain-and yes, her heart-to shine a piercing and clarifying light on what we so inadequately call 'dyslexia.' What is more, she shows how almost everyone can overcome it. --Daniel D. Federman, M.D., <br> Fascinating. . . . Shaywitz has illuminated the inner workings of dyslexic minds. -- Time<br> <br> An important book.... For the first time, scientists are understanding how the brain works...in the act of reading. Front and center now is Sally Shaywitz. - The Baltimore Sun <br> <br> In this gem of a book, Dr. Sally Shaywitz uses her voice, her images, her brain-and yes, her heart-to shine a piercing and clarifying light on what we so inadequately call 'dyslexia.' What is more, she shows how almost everyone can overcome it. --Daniel D. Federman, M.D., <br><br> Fascinating. . . . Shaywitz has illuminated the inner workings of dyslexic minds. -- Time<br> <br> An important book.... For the first time, scientists are understanding how the brain works...in the act of reading. Front and center now is Sally Shaywitz. - The Baltimore Sun <br> <br> Author Information"SALLY E. SHAYWITZ, M.D., is the Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development at Yale University and co-founder and co-director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity. She is the author of more than 350 scientific articles and book chapters, and the creator of the Shaywitz DyslexiaScreenTM, a tool used by teachers to reliably screen young children for dyslexia.Overcoming Dyslexiawon the Margo Marek Book Award and the NAMI Book Award. Dr. Shaywitz is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and is regularly selected as one of the ""Best Doctors in America."" She has testified before committees in both the Senate and the House. She lives in Woodbridge, CT. JONATHAN SHAYWITZ, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist. He was the director of the Anxiety Disorders Program at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, and more recently the Medical Director of Behavioral Health at Mission Hospital Laguna Beach and Mission Hospital Mission Viejo." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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