Nicola Brunswick

eBook, ePUB

Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education and the Workplace (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Supporting Dyslexic Adults provides practical advice in supporting dyslexic adults in education and employment, and guidance on the latest research

• Provides an important overview of current research and practice in supporting dyslexic adults in education and employment, deftly combining academic understanding with everyday issues
• Contributors possess a wealth of practical experience in the field which provides an indispensible guide to the subject
• Case studies are included to capture the immediate experiences of dyslexic adults in education and at work to highlight prevalent issues
• Offers practical advice to adults with dyslexia, from how to disclose their particular needs to employers and colleagues to legal aspects of dyslexia support
• Highlights to employers the particular skills and strengths that dyslexic adults can bring to the workplace

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 2.39MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Dr Nicola Brunswick is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University. She researches in the areas of reading and developmental dyslexia, and is author of A Beginner's Guide to Dyslexia (2009) and Living with Dyslexia (2011), and the editor of The Dyslexia Handbook 2009/2010 (2009). She also co-edited Reading and Dyslexia in Different Orthographies (with S. McDougall & P. de Mornay Davies, 2010), and is a trustee of the British Dyslexia Association.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119944614
• Artikelnr.: 38261578

Rezensionen

"The book is an essential guide for teachers,practitioners and employers working with the dyslexic adult andcovers recent research and practices within the field of dyslexia .. . The book is well structured with useful contents pages and aclearly presented index." (Dyslexia Review, 1November 2012)

This comprehensive and essential handbook offers a wealth ofexpertise to all those supporting adults with dyslexia. It exploresthe world of the student in Higher Education, transitions into theworkplace and the subsequent world of employment, recognising thatdyslexia is a life-long condition and that different settings andnew demands bring different pressures. Highly experiencedpractitioners provide detailed guidance into the tried and

testedapproaches and strategies which are known to be successful.

The book also points the way forward, demonstrating how dyslexiaawareness and effective adjustments will help to remove thebarriers for dyslexic adults, enabling them to work to theirstrengths and so contribute fully to our society. I stronglyrecommend this book.
--Katherine Kindersley, Director, DyslexiaAssessment & Consultancy, www.workingwithdyslexia.com

Dyslexia is a lifelong condition and, depending on severity, itcan have a negative impact on educational achievement and careerprospects. The message of this book, however, is that, ifmanaged well, dyslexia need not be a barrier tosuccess. By bringing together experts on dyslexia inhigher education and in the work place, the book signals a'coming of age' of research and practice on dyslexia inadulthood. The book is not just about screening, assessmentand examination arrangements but rather its scope is wide, coveringsupport for learning, key transitions, preparation for theworkplace and psychosocial aspects. Within the legal framework ofthe Disability Discrimination Act it also explores sensitive issuessurrounding the disclosure of dyslexia in the work place, and theextent to which dyslexia support is also appropriate for people oflower ability who have poor levels of literacy. In bringingtogether best practice on the management of adults with dyslexia,this book provides much food for thought and will be an importantreference for all those who work in the field.
--Maggie Snowling, Professor of Psychology,University of York