The Upside-Down Reader

by J. Alison James, Marlies Rieper-Bastian, Wilhelm Gruber

Sitting opposite Tina while she does her homework, her younger brother Tim learns to read right along with her, only he does it upside down.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558589759
• ISBN13: 9781558589759
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: NorthSouth (NY)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Headstands to read???

The book is written by a teacher for the learning disabled. The story is original and the solution to Tim's unique reading style is smart. This book illustrates the inaction of parents concerning their children's reading. Reading upside-down is abnormal, but Tim doesn't know that. His parents, however, know that it is strange, yet they make no attempt to correct it. It is only through the intervention of Tim's visiting Grandma that Tim gets the attention he needs. Reading disorders are often misdiagnosed, therby leading to more seriou problems as school progresses.