Dancing Letters, by John Rinaldo

A Boy's Journey Through Words and Strength.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the WBZ book Club. I'm Jordan Rich. Writer
John V. Ronaldo is very open about his life dealing
with dyslexia. He's written several books a variety of content
and topics, but now has a book called Dancing Letters,
A Boy's Journey through Words and Strength pretty much the
author's memoir, very heartfelt tale of young Gianni Bossa growing
up in Vancouver in the nineteen seventies, struggling with dyslexia,

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with the added challenge of speaking two languages, Italian at
home and English at school, and feeling ostracized at times,
bullied and so misunderstood. But the book is really about
the author's resilience, the friends and teachers who come along
in his early life, providing him with the inspiration and
the education to get by and enjoy life despite dyslexia.
What makes this additionally useful is a section called Understanding Dyslexia,

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the different types of dyslexia, along with helpful tools and
resources including assistive technology and support networks and organizations. Dancing Letters,
A Boy's Journey through Words and Strength, and that's the
book Club. WBZ, Boston's news radio