Amanda T. Abbott-Jones

Dyslexia in Higher Education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows researchers and practitioners from education and psychology sectors how best to help dyslexic students. Using student interviews, it demonstrates dyslexia's association with anxiety and offers strategies for cognitive and emotional coping that dyslexic students themselves will find immensely useful.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9781009016889
• ISBN-10: 1009016881
• Artikelnr.: 62110750

Autorenporträt

Amanda Abbott-Jones received her doctorate in education, focusing on dyslexia and anxiety, from University College London, UK. She has worked as a dyslexia support tutor for seven years at Independent Dyslexia Consultants London.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introductory chapter - Dyslexia in adult students
2. Dyslexia, anxiety and social /emotional barriers in higher education
3. Theories of anxiety and coping
4. Identification of the prevalence of anxiety
5. Effects of dyslexia and emotional responses to academic tasks
6. Cognitive techniques to overcome barriers to learning
7. Emotional techniques to overcome barriers to learning
8. Theoretical insights on dyslexic anxiety and coping responses
9. Concluding thoughts and moving forwards
10. Appendix A: The survey
11. Appendix B: Cognitive coping strategies used for each study task
12. Appendix C: Study skills checklist
13. Index.