Dyslexia Solved
By Joe de Braga
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When George Manilla, M.D. came to me in 2012 and asked if I would help him share the system he developed that helps people overcome their reading problems, I did not hesitate. I had known Dr. Manilla for many years, and I had heard stories of how he helped people all over our community find a way out of their dyslexia. I always wondered, “How did he do that?”
When I was the principal of Spring Creek High School in Spring Creek, Nevada, Dr. Manilla worked with many of my students. My niece was struggling with dyslexia at that time, and I told my sister about Dr. Manilla, and how he was able to help people who struggled with their reading. She brought her daughter to see him, and I will never forget the reaction of my niece when the words became clear. The gasp and the look of amazement, is one I have since come to know very well, as I also now help people overcome their dyslexia and other reading and writing problems by using Dr. Manilla’s Reading Vision system.
My name is Joe de Braga, M.Ed., former Director of Curriculum and Technology for the Elko County School District in Elko, Nevada. I am a professional educator with over 30 years of experience working with students and their parents, both as a teacher and administrator. Dr. Manilla and I wrote this book to provide important guidance to parents of children who are experiencing difficulties in reading; many of whom have been diagnosed as “Dyslexic” or “Learning Disabled.” Dr. Manilla and I prefer to use the term “struggling readers.” It is our intent to simplify the terminology, provide you with an easy to follow process for helping your child overcome their struggles, and convince you that there is hope for your child. By the end of this book you will have a better understanding of what your struggling reader experiences, the causes of your child’s frustrations, and how to accurately identify his or her specific learning needs. We will explain how you can conduct a few simple assessments of your child, demonstrate an eye exercise known as “Penny Power” and teach your child how to see words clearly; an event that rarely occurs for struggling readers.
Dr. Manilla developed the Reading Vision system over 25 years ago. He is a medical pathologist who spent most of his research efforts developing an effective vaccine and topical treatment for Equine Sarcoid and Cancer Eye of cattle and horses. What began as a personal eye relaxation technique, progressed into an eye exercise, and was eventually aligned to a proven reading method. Dr. Manilla has refined this process over the years through his work in helping individuals overcome their reading difficulties, as well as his own. You see, Dr. Manilla is also dyslexic.
In 2012, Dr. Manilla and I came together to train K-12 teachers across northern Nevada in using the Reading Vision system with their students. Trained teachers, in turn, successfully implemented the process with their struggling readers, and the results have been astonishing. Students who previously demonstrated little to no growth in reading assessments in their first few years of school are now catching up with their peers academically. Most of the children with whom we have worked have doubled their words-per-minute read within just a few weeks of actively using the Reading Vision system. With this new-found ability to clearly see the words, a child’s confidence naturally grows, and the ability to comprehend what is read increases.
Joe de Braga
Joe is a native Nevadan with 30 years of experience in K-12 public education. He has been a teacher, principal, curriculum director, technology director, administrative specialist trainer, and administrative mentor. Joe retired from the Elko County School District in 2010 and is currently assisting site administrators and district leaders through one-on-one mentoring in Nevada, specifically in Churchill County, Lyon County, Pershing County and Humboldt County. Joe was a Milken Educator Award Winner in 1999 for his work with instructional technology.
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Dyslexia Solved - Joe de Braga
Dyslexia Solved
Copyright 2013 by Joe de Braga, M.Ed. and George T. Manilla, M.D.
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Penny Power and the Reading Vision Logo are registered trademarks of Reading Vision, LLC.
The Reading Vision logo and book cover were designed by Andrew Pawlik.
Published by Reading Vision, LLC
401 Railroad St., Suite 206
Elko, NV 89801
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Printed version available at:
www.readingvision.net/
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www.dyslexiasolved.com
A special and sincere thank you to Felicia Aguirre, Angie de Braga, Beth Kern, Linda Lindsey and Franzi Manilla for their editing and inspirational assistance.
*Reading problems may occur from either medical or eye disorders. Your physician, ophthalmologist or optometrist should be consulted before using this reading method.
Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 Who are Struggling Readers?
CHAPTER 2 What is the Cause?
CHAPTER 3 Assessing Your Child
CHAPTER 4 Fixing the Problem – Penny Power!
CHAPTER 5 The Reading Method
CHAPTER 6 Instant Success, then Possible Frustration
CHAPTER 7 Hand Writing and Penmanship
CHAPTER 8 Mathematics
CHAPTER 9 Testing
CHAPTER 10 Summary
APPENDIX A Scientific Explanation for Dyslexia
APPENDIX B Positional Based Reading
REFERENCES
Preface
Dyslexia what? Solved? You must be kidding, right? How can dyslexia be solved? The answer lies in a concept discovered by a very inquisitive doctor who also happens to be dyslexic. Many years ago, George Manilla, M.D. figured out a way to compensate for his disability, but he wasn’t sure how it actually worked. He read extensively about the neurological causes of dyslexia, but he knew that through his methods of visual compensation he could make his dyslexia go away. One day he decided to see if his methods would help others, and over the past 25 years he has helped hundreds of people see
how he sees, and read
how he reads.
The solution is simple, and if you implement what has become known as the Reading Vision System as described in the following pages, Dyslexia Solved!
Difficult children make interesting adults
Jonathan Mooney, The Short Bus
Dedication: The World’s Dyslexics, may they now find those lost words and the wonders of the printed world.
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INTRODUCTION
When George Manilla, M.D. came to me in 2012 and asked if I would help him share the system he developed that helps people overcome their reading problems, I did not hesitate. I had known Dr. Manilla for many years, and I had heard stories of how he helped people all over our community find a way out of their dyslexia. I always wondered, "How