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    Jenny Can't Read: A Story About Dyslexia and Its Effect on Self-Esteem
    Jenny Can't Read: A Story About Dyslexia and Its Effect on Self-Esteem
    Jenny Can't Read: A Story About Dyslexia and Its Effect on Self-Esteem
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    Jenny Can't Read: A Story About Dyslexia and Its Effect on Self-Esteem

    By Kevin Clarke and Demi Dutton

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    A story based on the real experiences of a girl who couldnt read. What is school like for Jenny and other children like her, and can she be helped? Read the heartwarming story of Jenny and her battle with dyslexia.

    This project started when Demi said to me, Theres one thing I would love to be able to do, but I know it will never happen in my whole life, and that is to write a book. I told her about writers who have lots of brilliant ideas but need a secretary to do the writing. I volunteered, and Jenny Cant Read was born.

    It is the story of a ten-year-old girl who is dyslexic and cant read. The first part of the book deals with a number of related issues, all based on true stories that Demi and other children have told me. These include the following:
    *Thinking there is something wrong with you. You are stupid.
    *Dreading certain lessons and pretending to be sick.
    *Having an unsympathetic teacher.
    *Being bullied.
    *Worrying a lot and feeling ashamed.
    *Hating school.

    In the second half of the book, she gets help and improves greatly. Issues include the following: *Getting help
    *Understanding dyslexia and how to improve *The effect of a brilliant teacher
    *Dealing with bullying
    *Improving self-esteem and confidence

    This book will offer hope and encouragement to all children who are struggling to acquire reading and writing skills and to the teachers and parents who work with them. I strongly recommend that you read Jennys story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateAug 14, 2012
    ISBN9781477219089
    Jenny Can't Read: A Story About Dyslexia and Its Effect on Self-Esteem

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      Book preview

      Jenny Can't Read - Kevin Clarke

      JENNY CAN’T

      READ

      A story about dyslexia

      and its effect on self-esteem.

      Kevin Clarke and Demi Dutton

      US%26UKLogoB%26Wnew.ai

      AuthorHouse™

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      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2012 by Kevin Clarke and Demi Dutton. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 11/27/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-1909-6 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-1908-9 (e)

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      1 I HATE SCHOOL

      2 THE SWIMMING TRIP

      3 THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS

      4 I LOVE SCHOOL

      1

      I HATE SCHOOL

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      Until I was ten my life was quite normal, apart from one thing. I lived with my mum and dad. My Nan lived in the next street and my best friend Kirsty lived three doors away. She was the same age as me but she went to a different school because her mum worked there as a teaching assistant.

      The one thing about me that wasn’t normal was that I couldn’t read. I didn’t know about Dyslexia then. I thought it was because I was stupid. I thought that there was something wrong with me. I couldn’t do things that other children could do. I used to think, Why me?

      I can remember feeling sad or upset for a lot of the time. I worried a lot and I dreaded some lessons. I was also quite lonely because

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