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One mom determined to get the best education for her dyslexic son, offers practical tips and advice for other parents navigating the public-school system.

When Micky Boas’s son Matias was struggling in school, she tried everything to get a straight answer from school officials as to why. Even after changing schools, no one would confirm that Matias was dyslexic—a treatable and often inheritable condition that also affected Matias’s father. As a result, Micki fought the school and the education system for years to get the support that her son needed, before transferring him to a wonderful—but expensive—school specializing in the education of children with similar learning styles.

In One in Five, Micki shares the stories of over a dozen children failed by their local governments and school systems—who were told it was all in their heads; told that they just couldn’t comprehend the material; told that their behavior wa

One in Five

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    Publisher: Simon & Schuster
    Publication Date: 1/17/2020
    ISBN13: 9781982130602, 978-1982130602
    ISBN10: 1982130601

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

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    One mom determined to get the best education for her dyslexic son, offers practical tips and advice for other parents navigating the public-school system.

    When Micky Boas’s son Matias was struggling in school, she tried everything to get a straight answer from school officials as to why. Even after changing schools, no one would confirm that Matias was dyslexic—a treatable and often inheritable condition that also affected Matias’s father. As a result, Micki fought the school and the education system for years to get the support that her son needed, before transferring him to a wonderful—but expensive—school specializing in the education of children with similar learning styles.

    In One in Five, Micki shares the stories of over a dozen children failed by their local governments and school systems—who were told it was all in their heads; told that they just couldn’t comprehend the material; told that their behavior wa

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