Description
Newly updated, Gavin Reid's best-selling handbook remains an essential resource for those helping dyslexic individuals of all ages, from preschoolers to adults in the workplace.
- Combines theoretical explanations, the latest research, and practical solutions with a focus on inclusion and meeting the individual's needs
- New and expanded coverage includes: multilingualism; the use of technology; co-existing conditions such as dyspraxia, dyscalculia, and ADHD; and positive dyslexia
- Assembles the latest policies and best practices for dyslexia from around the world, and makes current debates regarding education and literacy accessible to trainees and practitioners
Table of Contents
About the Author xiv
Other Books by Gavin Reid xvi
Foreword xviii
Preface xxi
Chapter 1 Defining Dyslexia 1
Chapter 2 Explaining Dyslexia: The Range of Research 17
Chapter 3 Assessment: Issues and Considerations 35
Chapter 4 Identifying Needs 48
Chapter 5 Assessment: Approaches and Resources 66
Chapter 6 Reading—Social, Cultural and Government Perspectives 95
Chapter 7 The Acquisition of Literacy 108
Chapter 8 Reading Models and Methods 123
Chapter 9 The Acquisition of Literacy: Spelling 145
Chapter 10 Expressive Writing 158
Chapter 11 Teaching Approaches: Points to Consider 174
Chapter 12 Supporting Literacy: Individualised Programmes 188
Chapter 13 Supporting Literacy: Approaches and Strategies 211
Chapter 14 Supporting Learning 231
Chapter 15 Inclusion: Curriculum Access 252
Chapter 16 Inclusion in Secondary Education:
Chapter 17 Inclusion: Further and Higher Education and the Workplace 300
Chapter 18 The Role of Parents 317
Chapter 19 Multilingualism: Challenges and Responses 325
Chapter 20 The Overlap—Dyslexia: Attention, Coordination, Auditory Processing and Numeracy 335
Chapter 21 The Use of Computers and Technology 360
Chapter 22 Positive Dyslexia 367
Appendix 1 Some Popular Tests for Dyslexia that Can Be Used by Teachers 375
Appendix 2 Further Contacts 385
References 394
Index 437
