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Do you work with students with dyslexia? Do you wonder how you can best support them? Licensed Dyslexia Specialist Nicki Winter, MEd, LDT, CALT, created Brilliant Strengths to provide you with the tools you need to increase self-esteem and reduce anxiety in students with dyslexia while empowering them to focus on their strengths and develop a love of reading. During each fifteen-minute lesson, students will: ● Meet a fun and relatable character that emphasizes a strength of people with dyslexia (Rosie the Resilient, Ivan the Innovator, and Carl the Connector) ● Read and discuss a children's book about that strength ● Highlight their own personal strengths by adding them to a Strengths Bubble Map ● Hear an inspirational story about a person with dyslexia from Brilliantly Dyslexic by Liz Trudeau ● Have the opportunity to extend their learning through additional resources and activities Complete a lesson each day, each week, or on whatever schedule works best for you! Along with these guided lessons, Brilliant Strengths includes extensive lists of children's literature to get students excited about reading and recommended resources on dyslexia, brain and executive function, and ADHD. If you are looking for ways to best support your students on their journey to becoming readers, look no further!

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His confidence has increased! I just found out he was reading books even after I left his room at night. He is so proud of himself! -Parent of an eight-year-old who completed the lessons in Brilliant Strengths The organization is clear, the pacing is flexible, the content is engaging. These are lessons that students will carry with them beyond the classroom. -Dyslexia Therapist, Hurst, Texas This long-awaited tool is exactly what is needed for building students' confidence and self-worth during their most formative years. -Dr. Claudia Beeny, author of What's Your Shine? and Founder and Executive Director of House of Shine A terrific idea, a great book, a marvelous resource! Dr. Rod Nicolson, professor and author, Edge Hill University

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Nicki Winter, MEd, LDT, CALT, has a passion to help struggling students learn to read. As a dyslexia therapist, she aims to not only improve students' reading skills, but also increase their self-esteem by focusing on their strengths. She enjoys celebrating their daily progress and connecting every student with a genre they enjoy reading. Along with spending time with family and friends, Winter loves to eat cake, drink tea, and add to her collection of children's books. She lives in Grapevine, Texas, with her husband, two children, two dogs, and hopefully one day a mini pocket pig!

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