Title: Meet the Dyslexia Club
By: Margaret Rooke
Pub. Date: October 21, 2024

Genre:
Non-Fiction, Memoir, Student with Disabilities, Being Different,

Trigger Warnings:
None

Recommended Age:
4th - 8th

Summary/Review:
Meet the Dyslexia Club, a group of children who struggle with a specific reading disability called Dyslexia, which creates havoc when trying to read. It is a beautifully written non-fiction book that provides children with relatable personal stories to foster connections and offers practical strategies to support children across various environments, including home and school. Meet the Dyslexia Club gives students, parents and adults helpful advice, promoting positive strategies to navigate real-world challenges. It is a valuable resource that encourages understanding and support for children’s specific individual needs. We need more books like this!

Thank you to Margaret Rooke, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, and NetGalley for the Advanced Readers Copy for free. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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This is a great book for anyone who has Dyslexia or knows someone who has Dyslexia. I really like how the book highlights that Dyslexia is not a one-size-fits-all.

Meet the Dyslexia Club rates 5 starts in my opinion. The Dyslexia Club shows kids, in a comfortable manner, that dyslexia can be an asset, and it takes finding the keys that can help. I always told my now 24 year old that it was just finding the keys to make it easier for her. to maneuver the world.

Once I asked her if she would change having it, and she said no, because it made her more creative and look at things in a different way.
I think this book can go a long way in showing others that this can be done.

This is a book I wish we'd had.

Thank you to Jessica Kingsley Publishers and Net Galley for a digital ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

The Dyslexia Club wants to show you that dyslexia is not a mysterious disorder that no one can understand. It's quite common and can appear in many forms. Most importantly, with dyslexia it requires adjusting with a new learning style.

Most importantly, the kids that are diagnosed need support, not judgment. Most of their teachers help, though they have to adjust with the occasional teacher that does not want to accommodate with them. Adults can provide the help that is required, but it has to be every day. Tough love won't cut it, and neither will the Asian parent guilt. A learning disability doesn't go away with tough love. If it did, then lots of people would be able to make theirs go away with the power of negativity.

What a great story, and a necessary one.

A diverse, nuanced and comprehensive representation of dyslexia.
Tips and insights are wonderful.
The design is excellent too.

Meet the Dyslexia Club! The Amazing Talents, Skills and Everyday Life of Children with Dyslexia by Margaret Rooke is a great book for dyslexic kids, their parents, and teachers. It is a series of mini-biographies about kids with dyslexia. Each child talks about their strengths and struggles. They also share what has helped make learning easier for them. I loved the diversity of the children represented. Most of the stories were very similar so it was a little boring. I also wished there were more tips for teachers and parents. NetGalley lists this book as being for teens/YA readers, but I would say it's most appropriate for middle-grade readers.

Thanks to Jessica Kingsley Publishers and NetGalley for a review copy of Meet the Dyslexia Club.

This book is great to read with kids who have been identified with Dyslexia so they can learn about other kids like them. It is organized well with each story having ways grown up’s can help and what they do best. The illustrations are great.

As a grandmother of a child with Dyslexia, I absolutely loved this book. This is a must read for all children with learning challenges! I enjoyed each character and their stories.

I received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. All options are my own.

Absolutely loved this for my daughter. She was diagnosed with dyslexia a few years back and has had trouble seeing a bright future. This helped her out a lot and I am glad that there is more and more books like this that will celebrate dyslexia as a postive more than a negative.

Well written and fun books on dyslexia should be welcomed by everyone. For children who need some help understanding, and finding strengths and strategies to help them have a positive attitude. For adults needing some help understanding things that could help them provide support and encouragement. This is that book. The use of many different individual children’s stories makes the information real for the reader.
My only concern is that there is a fair amount of text; this means dyslexic children may need some reading help, or maybe the publisher will think about an audio version to help with that.
As an adult teacher I see this as book to go back to over time to refresh its message. I also suggest school librarians, and pupil support departments, get this book on to their bookshelves as quickly as possible.
Thank you to Jessica Kingsley Publishers and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.

This book blew my mind. It shared a multitude of strategies to help scholars, families, educators, and anyone who may need to learn more about dyslexia. I love the illustrations the different strategies and tips where to go for help in different points of view, as a as a educator who struggles with dyslexia this really was a book that advocated for those with the diagnosis. This is something that I will recommend to not only our librarian, but also our school, special education teachers as well as our RTI coordinators and my counseling advisor I love this book. It was a quick wheat read, but an amazing read.

This book focuses on a group of children with dyslexia. They share their stories, their dreams, their struggles, and their hopes for the future. I really enjoyed the focus on the passions and strenghts each one of these kids has. The book is well-written, highly informative and perfect for anyone who works with children. I think the education system should try more and more to make every single child feel included in the classroom because each one of their experiences matters. Reading a book like this one can have a positive impact on the educators and challenge them (and the system) to create a classroom where everyone's needs are met and everyone can learn and enjoy it.

MEET THE DYSLEXIA CLUB! by Margaret Rooke (Dyslexia is My SuperPower) features stories from children talking about their feelings and experiences with dyslexia as well as their special talents. Some examples include Jessica who plays football/soccer or Ajay who loves to bake cakes. These stories often touch on relationships at school and learning accommodations; each ends with a thought about how grown-ups can help (e.g., letting us do more of what we like best at school) and what the child does best (e.g., coding and solving puzzles). This would be an inspiring and very comforting book for elementary school students and even their parents and teachers. In addition to the stories, Rooke provides suggestions on where to go for help, and she also has checklists filled with many ideas for ways that grown-ups can help at home or at school. She defines several terms and provides links (many UK-based) to relevant websites (all new readers will enjoy Reading Rockets) and related books, including (for adults) The Dyslexia Advantage. Tim Stringer has provided colorful, cheerful illustrations which add to the charm of this text. MEET THE DYSLEXIA CLUB! Is a small book – only about 80 pages – but it is packed with useful information.