num_pages: 304
description: We love wayward children in literature. Not so much in life. When Sally Rippin discovered her child was struggling to read the best-selling childrens author assumed it would sort itself out over time. She couldnt have been more wrong. Her sons dyslexia and ADHD went unsupported for years leaving him further and further behind his peers and labelled as difficult by an education system that couldnt easily cater to neurodivergent kids. By the time Sally learned how to advocate for her child it was  almost  too late. This extraordinary book for parents is about how we learn to read and what can happen if we dont through the eyes of a parent who started out by doing everything the wrong way. Through meticulous research interviews with educational experts and conversations with neurodivergent adults Rippin shares her brilliant and eye-opening insights into how we can help all kids find the joy in reading and advocate for them within our schooling system. After all they say school isnt for everyone but if everyone must go to school  then why not?
language: English
title: Wild Things: How We Learn To Read and What Can Happen If We Don't
publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing