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Reading Pains
Helping Our Children Read and Write

Author Tracey Wood  This site is maintained by Tracey Wood; mom, literacy specialist and author of the acclaimed books: See Johnny Read!, Teaching Kids to Read for Dummies, Teaching Kids to Spell for Dummies and Overcoming Dyslexia for Dummies . Her website has won a number of awards.

Tracey has a Bachelor of Education (Honors) degree in Education and Psychology, a Diploma in Special Education and a Masters degree in Education. She has helped struggling children and adults, parents and teachers for over 20 years, working in England, Australia and Canada before settling in the U.S. She lives in Boston, where she teaches literacy at Bunker Hill Community College. For talks, articles or personal advice, email her at tracey@readingpains.com.

Tracey has an extensive record of TV appearances, radio interviews, published articles and speaking engagements:

Tracey has appeared on the following television programs
Global TV: Morning Edition, Edmonton, Alberta
Shaw TV: Interview with Tracie Tripp, Edmonton, Alberta
CFRN: News at Noon, Edmonton, Alberta
Access TV: "Help! TV", Edmonton, Alberta
The A Channel: The Big Breakfast, Edmonton, Alberta
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Have you heard Tracey on these radio shows?
"The Parent's Journal" - USA syndicated show hosted by Bobbie Conner
"The Parent Report" - USA/Canada syndicated show hosted by Joanne Wilson
680 News with Anne Winstanley, Toronto, Ontario
CFRB "News Talk" with John Donaby, Toronto. Ontario
CHFI Lite Music "The Jay and Billie Show", Toronto, Ontario
570 News with Gary Doyle, Kitchener, Ontario
CKLW The Melanie Deveau Show, Windsor, Ontario
CKWR with John Maciel, Cambridge, Ontario
CFPL Radio London with Joe Duchesne, Ontario
CFPL Radio London with Larina Dickson, Ontario
CKTB "News Talk" with Larry Fidork, Niagra, Ontario
CHRI Christian Radio, with Brock Tozer, Ottawa, Ontario
CHML "Afternoon Drive Personality", Bob Sherwin Show, Hamilton, Ontario
CKNW "The Bill Good Show", Vancouver, Ontario
CFAX with Joe Easingwood in the morning, British Columbia
CFAX with Terry Moore in the afternoon, British Columbia
CBC Radio "Edmonton A.M." with Ron Wilson, Alberta
CKUW with Matt Henderson, Winnipeg, Manitoba
ARCTIC Radio, with Donna Wilson in the morning, Manitoba
CKBW News with Sheldon MacLeod, Nova Scotia
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Newspapers and magazines featuring Tracey
NY Metro Parents (USA) Dyslexia - The latest word on this word disability
San Jose Mercury News (USA)
Big Apple Parent magazine (USA)
South Florida Parenting magazine (USA)
Teachers of Vision magazine (USA)
Somerville News (USA)
The Independent (Belmont and San Carlos) (USA)
The Hamilton Spectator (CA)
Burlington Post (CA)
The Mississauga News (CA)
Halton Compass (CA)
The Boston Parent (USA)
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Tracey has given talks at these schools
Belmont Elementary School, California
Cooksville Creek PS, Mississauga, Ontario
Dunrankin Drive PS, Mississauga, Ontario
St. Bridgid's School, Georgetown, Ontario
St. Francis School, Georgetown, Ontario
Somerville Family Network, Massachusetts
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Awards for the Reading Pains website.

123 Kidz Area Award  Disability Network Award

Learning Abilities Books Award  Family Friendly Site  The Busy Educator Award

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