The Upside-Down Reader

by W. Gruber

Tim's big sister Tina goes to real school and she is learning to read. Tim is stuck in play school, where all he learns is tumbling. He wants to read too and he tries to catch up to Tina by sitting... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558589740
• ISBN13: 9781558589742
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: NorthSouth (NY)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" 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.