Neuroeducational Specialist Launches Brain-Friendly Reading Guide for Neurodivergent Learners

Tanya Dukhovnikova, Neuroeducational Specialist and Founder of Mosaic Minds: Self-Learning Pathways CIC, has launched “Make Reading Irresistible: A Brain-Friendly Approach to Teaching Neurodivergent Learners,” a practical methodology guide for SENCos, specialist teachers, ARP leads, and parents of neurodivergent children.

The book has reached Number 1 in Teaching and Number 2 in Special Education in the Amazon Kindle Store on its launch day, 11 November 2026.

The book introduces the Action-to-Symbol Reading Pathway, a developmental framework for children who have not responded to traditional phonics approaches. Drawing on 22 years of specialist SEND teaching experience, Tanya sets out a three-stage pathway that starts where the child is, rather than where the curriculum expects them to be.

“So many neurodivergent children are told they cannot learn to read,” said Tanya. “This book exists to prove that wrong.”

The book covers why traditional phonics fails neurodivergent learners, how to identify each child’s unique developmental starting point, the three stages of the Action-to-Symbol pathway, troubleshooting strategies when progress stalls, and real case studies from children with ASD, PDA, and complex SEND profiles.

“Make Reading Irresistible” is available now on Amazon. The Kindle edition is priced at £0.99 for a limited launch period: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HPLDDZ3F

Tanya Dukhovnikova holds QTLS, MA (English Education), and NASENCO. She works with Buckinghamshire Council’s High Support Needs Team and is the Founder and Director of Mosaic Minds: Self-Learning Pathways CIC.

Contact Information

Tanya Dukhovnikova

Neuroeducational Specialist

Individual

(44) 7349158925

tanya_777@hotmail.co.uk