After my daughter was identified as dyslexic, I wondered if there were any books that she should or could read? Dr. Sally Shaywitz,
Dr. Sally Shaywitz, author of Overcoming Dyslexia, has put together a list of the best books for Dyslexic kids to read. She advises using www.booksinprint.com to find out a book’s difficulty level.
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Easy Reader Books for Dyslexic Kids to Read
Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997)
Brown Can Moo! Can You?, Dr. Seuss, (New York: Random House, 1970)
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Dr. Seuss, (New York: Random House, 2001)
Putter and Tabby Toot the Horn, Cynthia Rylant, (San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1998)
Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, (New York: Delacorte Press, 2000)
Morris and Boris at the Circus, B, Wiseman, (New York: Harper & Row, 1988)
Commander Toad and the Space Pirates, Jane Yolen, (New York: Coward-McCann, 1987)
Soap Soup and Other Verses, Karla Kuskin, (New York: HarperCollins, 1992)
Book of Pigericks, Arnold Lobel, (New York: Harper & Row, 1983)
Awful Ogre’s Awful Day, Jack Pretlusky (New York: Greenwillow Books, 2001)
Where the Sidewalk Ends, Shel Silverstein (New York: Harper & Row, 1974)
Picture Books with Rhymes/Pattern/Repetition
Africa Calling; Nighttime Falling, Daniel Adlerman (Boston: Whispering Coyote Press, 1996)
Louella Mae, She’s Run Away!, Karen Beaumont Alarcon (New York: Holt 1997)
The Gingerbread Man, Jim Aylesworth (New York; Scholastic Press, 1998)
Don’t Forget the Bacon!, Pat Hutchins (New York: Greenwillow Books, 1984)
Martha Blah Blah, Susan Meddaugh (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996)
Bad Case of Stripes, David Shannon (New York: Blue Sky Press, 1998)
A Giraffe and a Half, Shel Silverstein (New York: Harper Row, 1964)
Jalapeno Bagels, Natasha Wing (New York: Atheneum, 1996)
Transitional Chapter Books
Young Cam Jansen and the Library Mystery, David Adler (New York: Viking, 2001)
Stories Julian Tells, Ann Cameron (New York: Pantheon, 1981)
How to Be Cool in the Third Grade, Betsy Duffey (New York: Viking, 1993)
Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig, Dick, King-Smith (New York: Hyperion, 1996)
Horrible Harry in Room 2B, Frank Remkiewicz and Suzy Kline (New York: Viking Kestrel, 1988)
Tooter Pepperday, Jerry Spinelli (New York: Random House, 1995)
Magazines
Magazines are also a wonderful choice because they have small snippets of reading on interesting and current event topics. It is also exciting for your child to anticipate the arrival each month.
Big Picture for Kinder and 1st grade
New Scoop for 2nd and 3rd grades
World Reports for 4th-6th grades
Sports Illustrated for Kids -ages 8-15
One thing I realized after finding this list was that it was by no accident that my dear Soph seemed to love Dr. Seuss books. I had been advised to not let Dr. Seuss books be the bulk of her reading choices because they were too easy. Now I realize how important that rhyming, sing-song verse of Dr. Seuss really was! And as a Dr. Seuss fan, I couldn’t help but chuckle.
Do you have any favorite books you love to read to your child? Please comment below!
