I love resources that help children to believe in themselves more. In this article I share my review of Mission Dyslexia a book that seeks to help children to find their super power and be their brilliant selves.

Mission Dyslexia is the brainchild of parents, Julia and Paul McNeill and writer and illustrator, Rossie Stone

This book is a resource, for parents and teachers alike, that can be used with children to help build up their self-esteem and their view of their strengths. I particularly like the illustrations in this book and they are excellently used to help a child to think about their strengths.

The book is centred around a number of cartoon characters who are engaging to stare at and fun to think about so-called Creatia, Persisto and Willforce.

Creatia is a wonderful illustration of the strength that comes with dyslexia regarding being creative and thinking up solutions to problems and having the ability to see things that others don’t.

Persisto is strongly determined and never gives up no matter how big a task is. Persisto illustrates the strength of resilience that often comes with being dyslexic and finally Willforce, a character who encourages kids to be the best that they can be.

The aim for these characters is to encourage children to believe in their abilities. As you read through the book there are a number of exercises that are put in place to help the thinking process presented in a fun and engaging way.

As someone who works with families to help their children believe in how their unique way of thinking could change the world, I can’t recommend enough resources that directly focus on building self esteem and this is a refreshing approach at doing so.

Within the Parenting Dyslexia community that I serve with my work as a parenting coach and content creator, the theme of poor self-esteem associated with being dyslexic is really common. This is one of the major concerns of parents who see their children thinking about what they can’t do rather than what they can do. When self-esteem is low a child will struggle to acknowledge their strengths thereby fail to take advantage of them. Many parents feel confused as to why a child won’t listen to them when they tell them that they have strengths, but a child is only going to believe that their parents are going to be positively biased in their opinions about them. So having an independent resource that actively engages with children to give them the responsibility to accept their own strengths is really useful and I believe that this book does just that.

Would you like a free copy of Mission Dyslexia? Read on to find out how you can win a copy…

The Studying With Dyslexia Blog Mission Dyslexia Competition.

I am going to give away five copies of Mission Dyslexia in my competition for parents in the UK.

All you have to do is tell me in no more than 100 words what your child’s greatest strength is by midnight on the 30th April 2021.

From all the entries, I will select five entries that have particularly inspired me and they will win not only a copy of Mission Dyslexia, but also a free place on my recent online course “What is Assistive Technology and how can it help my child?”

To enter, simply click here or the picture below and complete the form. The competition closes at midnight on the 30th April 2021.