Dyslexia : a practitioner's handbook / Gavin Reid.

Reid, Gavin, 1950- (Author).

Summary:

Written for educators, this updated handbook contains comprehensive information and recommended practices based on recent research findings.

Record details

ISBN: 9780470760406
Physical Description: xx, 388 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Chichester, Eng. ; J. Wiley & Sons, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Defining dyslexia -- Explaining dyslexia: the range of research -- Assessment: issues and considerations -- Identifying needs -- Assessment: approaches and resources -- Reading - social, cultural and government perspectives -- The acquisition of literacy -- Reading models and methods -- The acquisition of literacy: spelling -- Expressive writing -- Teaching approaches: points to consider -- Supporting literacy: individualised programmes -- Suporting literacy: approaches and strategies -- Supported learning -- Inclusion: curriculum access -- Inclusion in secondary education: accessing the curriculum -- Inclusion: further and higher education and the workplace -- Issues and concerns -- The role of parents --Some tests for dyslexia that can be used by teachers -- Further contacts -- References -- Index.