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- In this
personal and somewhat irreverent look at his
life... Don McCabe reminds us of the diversity
and strengths of (dyslexics.)... He emphasizes
the importance of family support and the need
for preparing teachers who understand dyslexia
and its effects. Especially useful is the
section on effective teaching strategies based
on the structure of written English.
- Marcia Henry, Ph.D.,
Former President, International Dyslexia Assn.
- This is more than an
autobiography of a distinguished educator. It's
a blueprint long overdue that school systems can
use to teach reading and writing.
- Carl Smith,
Ph.D., Director Family Literacy Center, Indiana
University.
- It
takes a dyslexic like Don McCabe to teach us
what dyslexia really is. It can be more a gift
than it is a handicap. What he has achieved,
other dyslexics can achieve-- with the proper
help from teachers who understand the logic
behind the dyslexic mind. Dyslexics may not make
Who's Who (as McCabe) but they certainly can
become good readers, good spellers and good
citizens living happy and productive lives.
- Eldo Bergman,
M.D., Texas Reading Institute, Houston Texas
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- Flint, Michigan can be
justly proud of being more the the home of
General Motors, Roger and Me, the great sit-down
strike, and the C.S. Mott Foundation. From a
Flint Public high school that had no gymnasium,
no swimming pool, no auditorium, no cafeteria,
no library, and no athletic field has come Don
McCabe, a teacher, scholar, and researcher whose
ideas, if accepted by the academic world, could
lead to the eradication of illiteracy and even
the elimination of the word dyslexia.
- Linda Nevin, President,
Tri-County Literacy Council
The book is divided
into three parts:
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The why of my dyslexia and how it was
overcome.
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Twists and turns of fate that prepared
and led a dyslexic (me) into teaching dyslexics
and finding out what dyslexia is all about.
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Educational Research: In which
directions should AVKO go?
For a sample of the writing
(the complete chapters!), click on any of the
three chapter titles below:
Chapter 4 - Flint Tech: a high school
without a gym!
Chapter 7 - The Army Security Agency:
Learning Russian and Teaching English in Japan.
Chapter 24 - What is dyslexia? Official
definitions defined.
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awareness, learning disabilities, dysgraphia, family
literacy, adult literacy, and illegible handwriting
will no longer have relevance, please mail your
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48415-7801. The AVKO Foundation is recognized by
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working with teachers, parents, tutors, and home
schooling parents, publishing materials developed by
its research, and providing free daily tutoring at
its local reading clinic.
If you have comments about this
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