Sally Shaywitz, M.D., is a neuroscientist, a professor of pediatrics at Yale, and codirector of the Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, and of the National Reading Panel, mandated by Congress to determine the most effective reading programs. She has written for "Scientific American" and the "New York Times Magazine." Dr. Shaywitz lectures throughout the country and appears regularly in national media. She lives with her husband in Woodbridge, Connecticut.
In this gem of a book, Dr. Sally Shaywitz uses her voice, her
images, her brain and yes, her heart to shine a piercing and
clarifying light on what we so inadequately call dyslexia. What is
more, she shows how almost everyone can overcome it. Daniel D.
Federman, M.D.,
Fascinating. . . . Shaywitz has illuminated the inner workings of
dyslexic minds. "Time
"
An important book.... For the first time, scientists are
understanding how the brain works...in the act of reading. Front
and center now is Sally Shaywitz. "The Baltimore Sun"
"
" "From the Trade Paperback edition.""
"In this gem of a book, Dr. Sally Shaywitz uses her voice, her
images, her brain-and yes, her heart-to shine a piercing and
clarifying light on what we so inadequately call 'dyslexia.' What
is more, she shows how almost everyone can overcome it." --Daniel
D. Federman, M.D.,
"Fascinating. . . . Shaywitz has illuminated the inner workings of
dyslexic minds." --"Time
"
"An important book.... For the first time, scientists are
understanding how the brain works...in the act of reading. Front
and center now is Sally Shaywitz." -"The Baltimore Sun"
"
" "From the Trade Paperback edition."
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