Meet Michael:
A 5th Grader with a Big Secret
About the Book
Michael thinks he is dumb, really dumb. But until now he's been able to get away with his big secret: He can't read. Sure, he can fumble through some words here and there and has come up with some great tactics for distracting people, but his secret is about to get out.Follow along with Michael as his worst fear comes true, he remembers all the ways he has hidden his secret, and how he learns it's ok to get the help he needs.Written from the perspective of a 5th grader, by a great-grandma (Jeneal Webber) who is also dyslexic herself and has spent the last 40 years tutoring kids with reading disabilities, "Diary of a Dyslexic Kid" is written for both the kids who struggle and the parents who want to help.
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About the Author
Jeneal Lovell Webber
Jeneal Webber has been entrenched in the world of dyslexia her entire life. As a child she struggled to read, and eventually learned both she and her sister (the book's illustrator) had dyslexia. Later, her own children were diagnosed, and for the past 40 years she has been tutoring students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities.From the book's intro: "The elementary school that Michael attends in our story is the one I went to as well: Struggleton Elementary... I struggled to read and write and to grow. The teachers in the book are a composite of the teachers I had, or my children had. Throughout our story. Each school day Michael Struggles to learn about himself, his dyslexia, and what to do about it."Jeneal Webber is Slingerland-trained and has participated in the Orton-Gillingham seminars. She tutored in schools as a resource assistant and often had neighborhood school children come to her house to read. For the past decade, she has been a tutor at the Dyslexia Center of Utah.Webber says, "I especially want children to learn how smart they are while gaining confidence and discovering their sense of humor. It has been an amazing journey and still is.""Diary of a Dyslexic Kid" is a work from the heart. Years of figuring out her own dyslexia and then helping others do the same have led to this story.
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Diary of a Dyslexic Kid
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Getting Help
Dyslexia Resources
Below are a variety of resources for getting help with dyslexia. The author lives in Utah, so some of these resources are state-specific. However, national resources are also included.
About the Illustrator
Jeraldene Lovell-Cole
I have been an artist since I could hold a pencil or a crayon.
Drawing and coloring helped me make sense of the world.As a neurodivergent child with dyslexia, I was often confused and overwhelmed. When I started school, life got very strange. I could hear the teachers giving instructions and assignments, but unless I could turn their words into pictures, it was just noise. I was quickly labelled 'dim'; and 'slow'; pushed from grade to grade, barely knowing how to read, learning to live in the cracks. All I wanted to do was draw.I liked writing because it was more like strings of lines dancing around — my letters often looked like they were swirling and twirling, pretty but unintelligible to my teachers.As I got older, I realized that images are the language my
brain uses. I went on to become an artist, calligrapher, and
graphic illustrator — including years spent doing live graphic
recording at conferences around the world, turning speakers' words into storyboard murals. It has been a joy to bring Michael's world to life through these
images.I hope his story — and the moment he finally gets the
help he needs — resonates with readers the way it resonated
with me.
Keep Scrolling for a Slideshow of some of the illustrations in the book, "Diary of a Dyslexic Kid".
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