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dyslexia
from a cultural perspective
(2007)
by
Sir Ronald
Sanders
price:
UK pounds £12.99
US dollars
$16.99
Paperback
200 pages
228 x 152 mm
978-1-870518-89-5
Asher
Hoyles is an additional support tutor, specialising in dyslexia, at
NewVIc Sixth Form College in Newham, east London. She is also a
performance poet.
Martin Hoyles taught in Newham secondary schools and at the University of
East London. He has written books on childhood, literacy and gardening.
His latest book is ‘The Axe Laid to the Root: The Story of Robert
Wedderburn’ (2004).
Together, Asher & Martin wrote Remember Me: Achievements of Mixed
Race People, Past & Present (1999) and Moving Voices: Black
Performance Poetry (2002).
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Dyslexia is a critical issue worldwide. There is widespread ignorance about
it and the consequences can be devastating. Of the 700 books on dyslexia in
the British Library, apparently not one is written by a Black author and
none deals with the issue of race and culture.
* 10% of people are dyslexic
* 40% of prisoners are dyslexic
* 25% of Royal College of Art students are dyslexic
* 2% of university students are dyslexic.
How is dyslexia viewed in the Black communities? What needs to be done to
raise awareness? How can dyslexics themselves become more conscious and
confident?
This book makes a start by looking in an accessible way at Statistics and
famous dyslexics, such as Muhammad Ali and Whoopi Goldberg; the historical
background and theoretical framework; and definitions and examples of what
dyslexics experience. |
