Narratives from Mothers of Children with Dyslexia: Our Stories for Educators

Cover
Table of Contents
Foreword (Rick Smith)
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Mothers of Children with Dyslexia: Their Voices (Shawn Anthony Robinson)
Chapter One: “When Is the Self-Hatred Going to End?” (Paula Juelich)
Chapter Two: The Patient Race and Small Victories (Alicia Tan)
Chapter Three: From Guilt to Hope: A Mother’s Journey (Christina Reynoso)
Chapter Four: Moving to Singapore and the Challenges of Transition (Deborah Hewes)
Chapter Five: Bittersweet Findings (Krissy Seeley)
Chapter Six: Raising Dyslexic Children with Resiliency (Rei Wang)
Chapter Seven: On the Bubble (Candice Hansen)
Chapter Eight: No Perfect Journeys—We Can Only Make Them Happy (Rashmi Wankhede)
Chapter Nine: “The 6-Year Wait” (Debra Lafler)
Chapter Ten: Mario’s Journey: How My Son’s Dyslexia Led to a Game-Changing Breakthrough in Spain (Montserrat Garcia)
Chapter Eleven: Mother’s Intuition (Kara M. Gonsowski)
Chapter Twelve: He Is a Different Learner, Not Slow Learner (Phyllis Wamucii Munyi-Kariuki / Nancy Muringo Munyi)
Chapter Thirteen: Failure Turned into an Inspiring Entrepreneur (Shanthi Chandrasekhar)
Chapter Fourteen: Educating the Educator: A Journey through Dyslexia in the Private School Sector (Alissa Birkenholtz)
Chapter Fifteen: Fighting Dyslexia by Building Circles of Support (Lakshmipriya Somasundaram)
Chapter Sixteen: A Star Is Born (Michelle Myers-Glower)
Postscript: I Don’t Have Any Strengths; I’m LD! (Teri Wegner / Tonya Hameister)
Conclusion (Paula Moraine)
Afterword: Sharing in the Experience (Tonya Hameister)
Contributors