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‘Overcoming Dyslexia’ by Sally Shaywitz MD and Jonathan Shaywitz MD

March 3rd, 2020

WHO: Sally Shaywitz MD
and Jonathan Shaywitz MD

WHAT: OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA:
Second Edition — Completely Revised
and Updated

WHEN: Published by Knopf and Vintage
March 25, 2020

WHERE: The authors live in Woodbridge CT and Los Angeles.

WHY: A major update and revision of the essential program for reading problems at any level, incorporating the latest breakthroughs in science, educational methods, technology, and legal accommodations.

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“Sally Shaywitz is an amazing woman, and no one has a better understanding of dyslexia and how it affects young children. Her work in this field is unmatched. One in five children of all classes, genders, and races have dyslexia, and it must be recognized early. These children think fast but read slow, through no fault of their own. Some of them are brilliant, but their brilliance often goes unrecognized. Sally’s tireless advocacy for those who have this learning disability has to be an inspiration for anyone who values early learning, systems of intelligence, and how to combat the many false perceptions of dyslexia. Her constant fight to change public policy as it relates to the way dyslexia functions and is understood in the nation’s schools should be deeply meaningful to anyone who cares about children in today’s world.” —BOB DYLAN

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Dyslexia is the most common learning disorder on the planet, affecting about one in five individuals, regardless of age or gender. Now a world-renowned expert gives us a substantially updated and augmented edition of her classic work: drawing on an additional fifteen years of cutting-edge research, offering new information on all aspects of dyslexia and reading problems, and providing the tools that parents, teachers, and all dyslexic individuals need.

This new edition also offers:

• New material on the challenges faced by dyslexic individuals across all ages
• Rich information on ongoing advances in digital technology that have dramatically increased dyslexics’ ability to help themselves
• New chapters on diagnosing dyslexia, choosing schools and colleges for dyslexic students, the co-implications of anxiety, ADHD, and dyslexia, and dyslexia in post-menopausal women
• Extensively updated information on helping both dyslexic children and adults become better readers, with a detailed home program to enhance reading
• Evidence-based universal screening for dyslexia as early as kindergarten and first grade – why and how
• New information on how to identify dyslexia in all age ranges
• Exercises to help children strengthen the brain areas that control reading
• Ways to raise a child’s self-esteem and reveal her strengths
• Stories of successful men, women, and young adults who are dyslexic

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 Dyslexia won 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.

Jacket photoMedia Resources:
About the book and authors | Read an excerpt | Sally Shaywitz’s author tour | Jonathan Shaywitz’s author tour | Download the jacket | Download the joint author photo | Download Sally’s author photo | Download Jonathan’s author photo

With 55 illustrations. 596 pages.

Knopf hardcover $35
ISBN 978-0-385-35032-7

Vintage paperback $18
ISBN 978-0-679-78159-2

To interview the authors, contact
James Meader | 212-414-3492
jmeader@penguinrandomhouse.com


Read the New York Times profile: The Couple Who Helped Decode Dyslexia


Listen to a clip of Sally Shaywitz reading from OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA: