Gavin Reid

Dyslexia

A Complete Guide for Parents and Those Who Help Them

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The new edition of Dyslexia is written for parents of dyslexic children and the professionals who work with them, and provides information on the role parents can play in supporting their dyslexic child. This updated edition contains new material and up-to-date discussions of current research and programs.

Empowers parents by providing them with strategies for dealing with a wide range of concerns including dyspraxia and dyscalculia
New sections cover post-school issues, the emotional needs of young people with dyslexia and information on how parents can help at home
Features information on some of the more popular interventions for dyslexia, and critical evaluations of 'alternative treatments'
Includes first-hand accounts of parents' hopes, successes and setbacks, and extensive lists of organizations and resources

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 410g
• ISBN-13: 9780470973738
• ISBN-10: 0470973730
• Artikelnr.: 32784301

Autorenporträt

Gavin Reid, is an independent educational psychologist in Vancouver, Canada and a consultant to a number of organisations and charities worldwide. Â Â He is the co-founder and director of the Red Rose School for children with specific learning difficulties in Lancashire, UK and was visiting professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Previously he was Senior Lecturer at Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh. Â He is the author of 25 books including Dyslexia: A Practitioners Handbook (4/e 2009), Dyslexia in Context: Research and Practice (2004)Â and Dyslexia and Literacy (2002). He has run seminars for parents on dyslexia in over 60 countries and is also the parent of a young man with special needs.

Inhaltsangabe

About the author. Introduction and acknowledgments. Chapter 1 What is
dyslexia? Chapter 2 Finding out about dyslexia. Chapter 3 Finding out if my
child is dyslexic. Chapter 4 Learning to read and why it is difficult for
children with dyslexia. Chapter 5 Supporting my child with dyslexia.
Chapter 6 Overlapping difficulties: Dyscalculia. Chapter 7 Overlapping
difficulties: Dyspraxia and dysgraphia. Chapter 8 Attention difficulties.
Chapter 9 Self-esteem and emotional development. Chapter 10 Empowering
parents. Chapter 11 Parents' and children's voices. Chapter 13 Issues for
parents to consider. Appendix 1 Assessment. Appendix 2 Programs. Appendix 3
DSM-IV and DSM-V: Criteria. Appendix 4 Information: Sources, resources and
organizations. Appendix 5 Selected glossary. References. Index.

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Introduction Dyslexia: Current Perspectives 2. Research in Dyslexia 3. Identification and Assessment 4. Teaching Approaches 5. Spelling 6. Supporting the Writing Process 7. Learning Differences 8. Making Learning Effective 9. Dyslexia in the Secondary School: Making Inclusion Effective 10. Specific Learning Difficulties: Overlap, Continuum and Intervention 11. Specific Learning Difficulties and Alternative Interventions 12. Working with Parents Appendix 1: Suggestions for Follow-up Appendix 2: Contacts Appendix 3: Tests Used for Dyslexia References Web links Index

Rezensionen

Praise for the second edition: 'The target audience for this book is the non-specialist and, given the paucity of coverage on SEN/dyslexia in most initial teacher training programmes, this is likely to be a wide audience...Reid discusses the use of writing frames which are applicable across the curriculum and which can be modified for all learners. Many of these strategies can be used for all children, not just those identified as dyslexic and this is a real strength of this approach. Reid makes the case that effective support for dyslexics does not require the teacher to create activities which are only appropriate for individual teaching but are helpful for all learners...The layout of the book is clear, and a brief summary is provided at the end of each chapter.'SPECIAL magazine