Tools
CD-ROM
CD ROM - ‘The Mystery of the Lost Letters’ - an adventure with Tintin and Snowy on the road to success (2004) :
- a tri-lingual self-help tool for learners and mentors.
- contains 40 pages of information by 12 experts
- presentation [ in English Powerpoint / PDF ] [ en français Powerpoint / PDF ]
- BUY
Free online
'Dyslexia Here and There' (2003) - a basic guide for parents, illustrated by Quentin Blake, and a do-it-yourself guide kit.
‘Language Shock - Dyslexia across cultures’ (2003) - a film by the BBC, and Guides published by Dyslexia International.
- FREE BBC Film
- FREE Guides
- English (283 Kb
) Language Shock - Dyslexia across cultures - French (311 Kb ) Le langage traumatisé
- German (281 Kb ) Sprachenschock
- Italian (295 Kb ) Lo shock linguistico
- Portuguese (313 Kb ) O Choque Linguístico
- Spanish (289 Kb ) Traumatismos del Lenguaje
Available to view online - a 28 minute video by the BBC on dyslexic young people in the European setting, showing the devastating effects on the individual and society when the problem is ignored, and offering key principles for remedial help.
These links are to Real Media files and require Real Player™ installed on your computer.
("Real Time Streaming Protocol" also has to be enabled within Real Player)
Two versions are available: for Broadband and dial-up modems.
Language Shock - original version in English
• Broadband (fast access)
• Dial-up (slow access)
Language Shock - in French (en français)
• Broadband full 28 minute version (approx. 63 Megabytes)
• Broadband 8 minute version (2 minutes introduction in English)
• Dial-up 8 minute version (2 minutes introduction in English)
Originally published in English in 1998, versions are available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The text has been updated, and the non-English versions have additional articles contributed by local experts.
Recommendations from Dyslexia International’s team of Learners