Gavin Reid

Dyslexia in the Early Years

A Handbook for Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Identifying dyslexia in children during Early Years is key to preventing dyslexia from limiting them later on in life. This book helps to enhance the understanding of teachers, and offers practical guidance on how to create resource material that facilitates the development of the child at risk of dyslexia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781785920653
• ISBN-10: 1785920650
• Artikelnr.: 46005875

Autorenporträt

Gavin Reid is an international consultant and psychologist with consultancies in Canada, UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australasia. He was visiting professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada in the Department of Education and Counselling Psychology and Special Education in 2007 and 2010. He was previously a senior lecturer at Moray House School of Education in Edinburgh. He is an ambassador for the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre in the UK. He lives in Edinburgh.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgments. 1. Dyslexia, Pre-school and the Early Years:
The Context. 2. Identifying learning needs. 3. Intervention approaches -
meeting individual needs. 4. Intervention approaches - meeting classroom
needs. 5. Emotional and social issues and Motivation. 6. Memory and
Information Processing. 7. Specific Learning Difficulties. 8. Issues and
Considerations. 9. Concluding Comments, Resources and Practical Strategies.
Appendix 1. Resources Grid. Appendix 2. Further Contacts. Glossary.
References. Index.