Eli, The Boy Who Hated to Write, 2nd edition

by Regina G. Richards

This 2nd edition of Eli, The Boy Who Hated to Write is an expanded version of the popular earlier edition. It is enhanced to include more of Eli's adventures and a greatly expanded section for teachers and parents.
Rick Lavoie says Eli, The Boy Who Hated to Write puts a human face on the puzzling and misunderstood disorder known as DYSGRAPHIA. Regina combines her language development expertise with her deep sensitivity for children and with her son creates a character and story which provides invaluable insights into the challenges faced by kids with this disorder. Eli's courage and persistence are a source of inspiration to young readers...and Regina's insights are a source of information to parents and teachers.
Kids will be absorbed in the adventures of Eli experiencing his joys. his frustrations and his triumphs. Parents and Educators will come away with a new understanding and knowledge of how to help children like Eli who struggle with writing.
Eli added new adventures to this edition which fill in some of the time before and after his original adventure. The stories now cover time periods from 1st grade through college graduation.
Regina G. Richards, author of several educational books and articles including three Source books for Linquisystems and L*E*A*R*N*, Playful Strategies for All Students and When Writing's a Problem for RET Center Press, has expanded the section for Parents and Educators so they understand the problems Eli is facing at each age, how each hurdle was overcome and strategies which helped Eli learned throughout his experiences.
Enjoy this new edition. Regina and Eli loved the time they spent putting this book together! They have received so many positive comments about the first edition that they were inspired to create this new edition.
This description was written by IMR, Eli's proud dad who watched in fascination and admiration as this whole story enfolded.

144 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published April 19, 2008

Reviews

[Wende · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for anyone dealing with a dysgraphic or dyslexic child. At first I was put off by the not so literary first person narration, but the content is well worth overlooking the writing style. After reading of Eli's struggles and pain in managing schoolwork and social life, I asked my son to read several chapters. He found it profoundly comforting to know that he is not alone in his struggles and that there are ways to manage these problems. Ir eally like the emphasis on building from strenghts rather than making excuses.

[Elizabeth Nugent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aimed at children - a nice look at how dysgraphia feels from the inside.