A dyslexia advocate and educational keynote speaker with a lifetime of experience living with dyslexia, Don M. Winn is the award-winning author of the nonfiction book for parents and educators, Raising a Child with Dyslexia: What Every Parent Needs to Know. Don has written thirteen picture books and the Sir Kaye the Boy Knight series—an award-winning four-book series of chapter books for independent readers, which includes The Knighting of Sir Kaye, The Lost Castle Treasure, Legend of the Forest Beast, and The Eldridge Conspiracy. The books include many topics for parents and kids to talk about—including how a character named Reggie struggles with dyslexia but learns that he is a talented person of great value.
Don has published articles about dyslexia and reading in the Costco Connection Magazine, TODAY Parenting, MD Monthly, Latin Times, Fostering Families Today, and many others.
Don has completed 35 advanced training courses in computer science, neuroscience, communication, project management, and facilitation.
Author, Keynote Speaker, Publisher | Cardboard Box Adventures Publishing | June 2009 - Present · 13+ years
Manager, Facility Applications, Enterprise IT | Texas Health and Human Services Commission | Jan 1991 - Dec 2015 · 25 years (retired)
Independent Contractor/Other (1980-1989)
Chapter Books:
Picture Books
Raising a Child with Dyslexia: What Every Parent Needs to Know, Cardboard Box Adventures Publishing 2nd Edition, (9/2021)
Chapters
Keynote Speaker:
Other Professional Presentations:
Parents and Educators (2012-present):
School Presentations (2010-2018):
Webinars:
Dyslexia related blogs: https://donwinn.blog/dyslexia-articles/
Interviews:
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