Sally Shaywitz is the author of over 200 scientific articles, chapters and books, including the widely acclaimed national best-seller, Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level (Knopf, 2003 Vintage, 2005) which received the Margo Marek Book Award and the NAMI Book Award. Sally Shaywitz speaks at the September 18th, 2014 Congressional Committee on Science, Space, and Technology titled "The Science of Dyslexia." Click here to watch other clips from the hearing.ĭr. Sally Shaywitz, as she delves into her award-winning book Overcoming Dyslexia (2 nd Edition) and answers questions for parents and educators as they are back in school during these uncertain time.Sally Shaywitz was invited to testify on the main topic, "The Science of Dyslexia" at the hearing itself. Please watch a powerful video featuring The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity (YCDC) Co-Director and writer Dr. Here is a trusted source to which you can turn for information, advice, guidance, and explanation. Shaywitz lifts the barrier of ignorance surrounding dyslexia and replaces it with the comfort of knowledge. In Overcoming Dyslexia I devote an entire chapter, called "Protecting and Nourishing Your Child's Soul," to this very issue.She shows us how, although dyslexia cannot be outgrown, its effects can, with careful planning and hard work, be overcome. There are also many significant strengths that each child who is dyslexic possesses. Shaywitz: I think it is important to know and appreciate that dyslexia represents more than a weakness in reading. Shaywitz explains the nature of dyslexia and its challenges on a physical and neurological level.ĭr. Whether your child was recently diagnosed with dyslexia, or you are researching intervention options, Overcoming Dyslexia is an excellent starting point. Sally Shaywitz, has been the general guide to dyslexia for many years. An elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, she. Shaywitz is the author of over two hundred scientific articles, chapters, and books, including Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level, which received the Margo Marek Book Award and the NAMI Book Award. Sally Shaywitz was invited to testify on the main topic, “The Science of Dyslexia” at the hearing itself. Ratner Professor in Learning Development, were consulted.
Shaywitz, MD, the Charles and Helen Schwab Professor in Dyslexia and Learning Development, and Sally E. Video from the hearingĬo-Directors Bennett A. She shows us how, although dyslexia cannot be outgrown, its effects can, with careful planning and hard work, be overcome. 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. Ratner Professor in Learning Development at Yale University and co-founder and co-director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity.
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