Have you heard about David Orme and his wife Helen Orme? They write numerous books for Dyslexic and struggling readers. Read on to find out more about their books and find out why children are really reading them!
The books that David and Helen have written are specifically for children who either struggle to read or have dyslexia. They are aimed at children who are 8-14 years old but cleverly have a reading age of 6 and 7. This is just what children need to encourage them to read. The first 6 books in the series of 12 have a reading age of 6 and the remaining 6 have a reading age of 7.
Some of the books feature an extremely clever young lad, 14 years old, called Rick Shaw. Rick is only interest in science. When Rick's dad is killed he brings all of his scientific knowledge together to fight evil, he becomes a super hero!
How does David Orme make his books suitable for struggling readers? With fantastic simplified Manga style drawings that spark the imagination of children and the use of speech bubbles with low word counts and simple language for a reading age of 6 and 7.
What do children think? I've been reading these books with children this week and they think they are very easy to read and understand, of course they love the vibrant pictures but I'm more impressed by what the children didn't say... They were so busy reading that they didn't have time for talking! After reading the books the children could describe the books in great detail, a real achievement.
Sue Kerrigan is a primary teacher and private tutor, she also runs Let Me Learn the primary resources website for parents and schools.
Visit: Let Me Learn to find out about the adventures in all the Boffin Boy books!
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