Yvonna Graham M.Ed.

Yvonna Graham, M.Ed., and Dr. Alta Graham give parents and tutors tools to successfully teach a dyslexic child to read. The Grahams start with multi-sensory phonics but quickly take the student beyond "sounding out" by using both ancient practices and the newest research and technology. As Dr. Marion Blank pointed out so poignantly, using phonics to teach a dyslexic child to read is like using color to teach a color-blind child art. It can be done to some degree, but with no other tools, it results in frustration and anger. The student learns to avoid the painful subject. However, using the dyslexic strengths of pattern recognition and complex thinking produces outstanding results, allowing dyslexic readers to soar. As Fernette Eide, MD and Brock Eide MD said in The Dyslexic Advantage, dyslexia is not a disability. Dyslexia is a difference, with a sea of strengths. This book leverages dyslexic strengths. Yvonna Graham, with degrees in psychology and special education, developed the tools in the book to teach her profoundly dyslexic daughter, Alta Graham, to read. In elementary school Alta was labeled "uneducable" by her teacher, counselor, and principal, so Yvonna home schooled her. Alta is a musician and computer scientist. And she loves to read.