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What book would you recommend...?

for someone who is moderately dyslexic and has difficulty reading.

Any non-fiction self-help titles would be useful, or fiction along the lines of sci-fi and fantasy.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I don't think it matters what book, but how you approach it. I was considered dyslexic as a child, and got over it mostly by using a place holder card when I read. I still do, if I'm reading aloud to someone else. Just use a 3 x 5 card, or even the edge of your book mark, to underline one line at a time. Don't try to read to yourself faster than you can read aloud. In fact, if you are alone in a room where there's no one else to be disturbed by it, read aloud, at least sub-vocally. It will help you coordinate your eyes with your voice, and get over the eyes' tendency to jump ahead.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Don't be scared off reading some of the classics as well.

    For a fast moving book why not try something by Raymond Chandler or Naghuib Mahfouz's the Search- they both are pretty quick reads and short and great fun.

    As for fantasy, Pratchett's really good fun, Eddings is great reading too- also I know they are classified as kid's books but the C.S.Lewis stuff is really well written and very easy to deal with.

    Thing is that I am dislexic and found reading difficult as did my brother but the more that you read the better you will get at it and dive in.

    http://gracchii.blogspot.com/

  • Mas
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    My husband is Dyslexic and he enjoyed the Elenium and Tamuli series by David Eddings, they are fantasty books which have a great easy going story with plenty of humour n them.

  • 1 decade ago

    Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Artemis Fowl Series or Series of Unfortunate Events

  • 1 decade ago

    Anything by Tony Buzan, but for a general intro to all the stuff he's into (Mind Mapping, Speed Reading, Memory Skills), start with "Use Your Head"

  • 1 decade ago

    "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time" by Mark Haddon. I enjoyed it, it's not too difficult to read and it's not too long or boring. It's aimed at a younger audience, but I found his observations about living with autism interesting and he writes convincingly.

  • 1 decade ago

    Try King Fortis the Brave - it's a fun fantasy adventure that is not a difficult read.

  • 1 decade ago

    What about Terry Pratchett The disc world series

  • 4 years ago

    Tv set is produced to the lowest common denominator - i.e., the average IQ of the general public, whereas a book is written to the best common denominator

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