I found this book very interesting. I don't have from dyslexia, but I know people that do, and I enjoyed reading the viewpoints of others who have this and how their past experiences have shaped them into the people they are today.

The book was relatively well written, although I found it a little repetitive, and I would have liked more about the tips for those who are dyslexic, or on how to support children that have dyslexia. There was a good range of subjects in the book, although I felt it would have been better to have a handful of people that you could focus on as you went throughout the book.

An informative read.

This was an interesting read since my daughter was just diagnosed with dyslexia the past fall at the beginning of 2nd grade. We are really lucky that one of her teachers had children of her own that had dyslexia so she knew the signs to look for. I have worried about her future every single day since her diagnosis and I liked hearing from adults perspectives. I know it is going to be hard, but I also know she is lucky to have the resources that she does available to her. Thank you for writing on this subject, there aren’t many resources for parents and I look forward to reading their other titles.

Thank you to NetGalley and Jessica Kingsley Publishers for an advanced copy for my honest review.

This book really helped me understand my own dyslexia as well as how to manage it better. I would highly recommend to anyone with dyslexia or supporting someone with dyslexia.

I was hoping for more theory intertwined with the qualitative data and lived experience shared in this book.

It is a short read, but a good reminder that dyslexia affects individuals throughout their lives and how their environment can be adapted to accommodate this and facilitate discussions with those who have dyslexia about what works for their needs.

An introduction written by one of the individuals that Kelli Sandman-Hurley has interviewed would be wonderful to see.

First, some background. I have been a correctional adult education instructor for six years. For fifteen years prior to that, I taught high school and college English literature and language.

During these six years, I've become more and more aware of adults with dyslexia in my classroom. They struggle with reading and writing, and I struggle to help them.

I picked this book to read, thinking it would be about methods of teaching adults. Instead, I discovered painful memories told through the tearful voices of adults who have dyslexia. I couldn't stop reading.

I was less than halfway through the book when I started telling my colleagues about it. I couldn't stop taking about it. Even my non-education colleagues were interested.

As we move toward recognizing how dyslexia shapes adults and their learning, this book is an essential tool for gaining empathy. I learned the absolute necessity of sitting and listening to my students, rather than trying to tell them what they need. We teachers like to think we're the experts. This book reminds us that our students are the experts.

I will be recommending this book to my director and the other state directors. It should be required reading for all adult educators, especially those of us in corrections.

As a mum of a teenager with dyslexia, and wife to a dyslexic husband, this was a really interesting read. Great tips and advice, interspersed with real people’s stories. A great way to learn and to be able to help my family.

Fairly quick read but quite a validating one. I’m not sure I learnt anything other than a reminder that other people with dyslexia still struggle into adulthood.
It was nice to read other people’s stories about feeling anxious at reading aloud and writing as children staying with them too. Similarly, I remember being told I was “just bad at English” and feeling stupid and very alone throughout school.
If teachers read books like this one, maybe other kids could be saved from similar experiences

Thank his is the first book that I have seen from lots of adults struggles with dyslexia. I am dyslexic myself so it was really interesting to hear other people thoughts and feelings on how they have struggled as a child and adult. I find this book really interesting and will keep coming back to it.
Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this book.