--- product_id: 2737958 title: "The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn, Revised and Expanded Edition" price: "€ 22.87" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/2737958-the-gift-of-dyslexia-why-some-of-the-smartest-people store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn, Revised and Expanded Edition **Price:** € 22.87 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn, Revised and Expanded Edition - **How much does it cost?** € 22.87 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/2737958-the-gift-of-dyslexia-why-some-of-the-smartest-people) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn, Revised and Expanded Edition [Ronald D. Davis, Eldon M. Braun] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn, Revised and Expanded Edition Review: Fantastic book that should be read by everyone who cares about a person with dyslexia. - Ron Davis explains both the difficulties faced by people living with dyslexia in a world and school system dominated by English readers and the special gifts that many of them have. Since reading this, I've spoken with several dyslexics who were entirely unaware of their gifts. Well, actually, they were unaware that the rest of us don't have such gifts. These include a musician who learns entire choral scores, including all of the individual parts, while learning the one assigned, several individuals with incredible 3 dimensional spatial understanding, and others who seem to be able to leap to big-picture understandings of concepts while the rest of us are struggling to cope with the details. One day I mentioned Ron Davis's notion of seeing the letter shapes from multiple dimensions to one of these individuals. It sounded crazy to me, but I learned that this person had figured out how to freeze his perspective while reading, as a high school student, without understanding why no teacher had ever suggested that approach. He had no idea that all of us don't see objects from multiple dimensions in just the way Ron Davis described. If a parent or teacher had been aware of this mental behavior 10 years earlier, he'd have been spared a great deal of struggle and self-doubt. Kids with dyslexia in our school systems often learn to see themselves as stupid because reading English is such a challenge. In the schools where I work, I often see kids being called stupid by their peers for this reason. Thanks to this book and a few others, I can make a reasonably persuasive case that they are not stupid at all. Many of them are clearly very intelligent and need help discovering the talents they have, and currently but wrongly assume everyone else also has. From this book and my other reading I've become convinced that dyslexia is not a handicap in the same sense as blindness, deafness, or physical challenges. It is just a different variation in brain circuitry. Humans live in groups. Any group benefits from a diverse array of talents and dyslexia provides a different mix of talents than the more common trait. In ancient communities, people with dyslexia probably were the groups' best leaders, musicians, inventors, and artists. In modern society a dis-proportionally large percentage of the top scientists, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs, and geniuses have dyslexia. Ron Davis's methods may not be the magic bullet that enables every person with dyslexia to learn to read. Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz and The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock & Fernette Eide share other strategies. But this book offers valuable insight into the special gifts that often coincide with this pattern of brain development and insight into at least one way these valuable people may see the world. That alone is good reason for it to be read and re-read by every person with dyslexia and every person who cares about them. Hopefully, there is an audio-book version of it for those who haven't yet beaten the reading challenge. Review: Great resource! - As a teacher, I suspected my 9 year old of being dyslexic when she was in 1st grade. I teach language learners and noticed my monolingual child was having some of the same language concerns that my students were. At any rate, once I finally got a formal diagnosis of dyslexia for her, I started looking for resources to help me to better help her. I LOVE this book! As someone who has dyslexia, Ron Davis' experience serves this book very well. Like most people, I've always thought if someone had dyslexia or another reading disorder it was going to make their life hard and they would always struggle. Ron Davis has definitely changed my view on that. He provides so many reasons for why dyslexia is a GIFT and not a disability. YES people who are dyslexic will have some learning trouble but it can be corrected and the child's intelligence can really shine through. If you are wondering if you have a child or other person in your life who may be dyslexic, this book is a tremendous resource. The activities included in the Davis Correction System will benefit anyone struggling with words and letters regardless of whether or not they have dyslexia. Well worth the money! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #23,851 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Communicative Disorders in Special Ed. (Books) #7 in Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities #75 in Cognitive Psychology (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,316) | | Dimensions | 5.47 x 0.67 x 8.23 inches | | Edition | Revised & enlarged | | ISBN-10 | 0399535667 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0399535666 | | Item Weight | 8.8 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 286 pages | | Publication date | February 23, 2010 | | Publisher | Perigee Books | ## Images ![The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn, Revised and Expanded Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81LE1BWhn6L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic book that should be read by everyone who cares about a person with dyslexia. *by K***E on March 26, 2020* Ron Davis explains both the difficulties faced by people living with dyslexia in a world and school system dominated by English readers and the special gifts that many of them have. Since reading this, I've spoken with several dyslexics who were entirely unaware of their gifts. Well, actually, they were unaware that the rest of us don't have such gifts. These include a musician who learns entire choral scores, including all of the individual parts, while learning the one assigned, several individuals with incredible 3 dimensional spatial understanding, and others who seem to be able to leap to big-picture understandings of concepts while the rest of us are struggling to cope with the details. One day I mentioned Ron Davis's notion of seeing the letter shapes from multiple dimensions to one of these individuals. It sounded crazy to me, but I learned that this person had figured out how to freeze his perspective while reading, as a high school student, without understanding why no teacher had ever suggested that approach. He had no idea that all of us don't see objects from multiple dimensions in just the way Ron Davis described. If a parent or teacher had been aware of this mental behavior 10 years earlier, he'd have been spared a great deal of struggle and self-doubt. Kids with dyslexia in our school systems often learn to see themselves as stupid because reading English is such a challenge. In the schools where I work, I often see kids being called stupid by their peers for this reason. Thanks to this book and a few others, I can make a reasonably persuasive case that they are not stupid at all. Many of them are clearly very intelligent and need help discovering the talents they have, and currently but wrongly assume everyone else also has. From this book and my other reading I've become convinced that dyslexia is not a handicap in the same sense as blindness, deafness, or physical challenges. It is just a different variation in brain circuitry. Humans live in groups. Any group benefits from a diverse array of talents and dyslexia provides a different mix of talents than the more common trait. In ancient communities, people with dyslexia probably were the groups' best leaders, musicians, inventors, and artists. In modern society a dis-proportionally large percentage of the top scientists, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs, and geniuses have dyslexia. Ron Davis's methods may not be the magic bullet that enables every person with dyslexia to learn to read. Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz and The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock & Fernette Eide share other strategies. But this book offers valuable insight into the special gifts that often coincide with this pattern of brain development and insight into at least one way these valuable people may see the world. That alone is good reason for it to be read and re-read by every person with dyslexia and every person who cares about them. Hopefully, there is an audio-book version of it for those who haven't yet beaten the reading challenge. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great resource! *by R***D on June 24, 2011* As a teacher, I suspected my 9 year old of being dyslexic when she was in 1st grade. I teach language learners and noticed my monolingual child was having some of the same language concerns that my students were. At any rate, once I finally got a formal diagnosis of dyslexia for her, I started looking for resources to help me to better help her. I LOVE this book! As someone who has dyslexia, Ron Davis' experience serves this book very well. Like most people, I've always thought if someone had dyslexia or another reading disorder it was going to make their life hard and they would always struggle. Ron Davis has definitely changed my view on that. He provides so many reasons for why dyslexia is a GIFT and not a disability. YES people who are dyslexic will have some learning trouble but it can be corrected and the child's intelligence can really shine through. If you are wondering if you have a child or other person in your life who may be dyslexic, this book is a tremendous resource. The activities included in the Davis Correction System will benefit anyone struggling with words and letters regardless of whether or not they have dyslexia. Well worth the money! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A totally revised view of the "disadvantage" of dyslexia, and offers a solution. *by H***M on March 15, 2019* Mr. Davis writes about his personal experience of dyslexia, which is not the only way it manifests. However, many elements of the problem are common. The main thing that any person concerned about the problem can draw from this book is to begin to look at dyslexia as an advantage, not a disadvantage. A great many people of international fame in the fields of art and science had/have dyslexia, including Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci. The altered perceptions inherent in the condition are the very things that allowed them to make the intellectual leaps that led to their amazing accomplishments. Mr. Davis' descriptions of how he perceives things is very helpful to us linear percievers. At the end of the book Mr. Davis carefully gives a very detailed description of how to help the person with dyslexia learn to control their perception so they can percieve in a linear manner, which is necessary for reading. This part of the book even gives lesson plans and dialogue for the "trainer". I believe we will soon identify a very close relationship between what we now call "dyslexia" and much of what is currently diagnosed as "autism spectrum". ## Frequently Bought Together - The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn, Revised and Expanded Edition - The Dyslexic Advantage (Revised and Updated): Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain - Overcoming Dyslexia (2020 Edition): Second Edition, Completely Revised and Updated --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/2737958-the-gift-of-dyslexia-why-some-of-the-smartest-people](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/2737958-the-gift-of-dyslexia-why-some-of-the-smartest-people) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-09-23*