Full Description
This book bridges a critical gap between reading research and school-based practice, providing practitioners and students with up-to-date tools to understand, identify and intervene for students with dyslexia. Grounded in the science of reading, the book addresses common misconceptions and outdated practices that prevent struggling readers with dyslexia from getting effective support, and provides clear, evidence-based alternatives. Assessment protocols incorporating widely used measures are described, as are interpretation frameworks--including the Simple View of Reading--and intervention planning strategies. The book addresses the critical distinction between identification of dyslexia and eligibility for special education services. User-friendly features include "What Would You Do?" case vignettes, extended assessment examples, and reproducible/downloadable worksheets.
This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.
Contents
1. Understanding Dyslexia
2. Areas of Impairment in Dyslexia
3. Understanding and Applying the Science of Reading
4. Dyslexia within a School-Based System
5. Embedding Assessments in the Reading Research
6. Interpreting Assessment Findings through a Science of Reading Lens
7. Specific Learning Disability or Dyslexia?
8. Concluding the Dyslexia Evaluation
9. Reading Evaluation Case Examples
Conclusions
Glossary
References
Index
