Whittington

by | Mar 3, 2020 | Classroom, Dyslexia, Learning, Learning Disability, Learning Disability, Reading, Recommended Reading, Teaching

“Whittington” by Alan Armstrong, 2005 by Random House. The book is a 2006 Newberry Honor Book. The story is about a cat named Whittington that goes to live in a barn that is owned by a man named Bernie. Ben and Abby, Bernie’s grandchildren, come to the barn. Ben struggles with reading in school. Ben has dyslexia and is struggling to learn how to read. He has been told by the school principal that if his reading skills do not improve, he will not advance to the next grade. Whittington tells the story of his namesake, a man named Dick Whittington, which encourages Ben.