Michael Thomson

The Psychology of Dyslexia (eBook, PDF)

A Handbook for Teachers with Case Studies

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Psychology of Dyslexia: A Handbook for Teachers Second Edition is a superb introduction to the psychology of dyslexia for teachers. * New edition of a popular title that introduces the psychology of dyslexia - the most widely diagnosed special need in education - to teachers, teaching assistants and SENCOs * Introductory topics include the description and definition of dyslexia, classroom observations, the history of the concept and the current relationship of SEN policy to practice * In-depth coverage includes psychometrics, assessment of dyslexia, neuro-psychology, cognitive psychology, phonological development, models of reading and spelling and new research findings * Package includes a CD-ROM of real case studies of children with a range of dyslexic and accompanying difficulties Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470741979
• Artikelnr.: 38188773

Autorenporträt

Dr Michael Thomson is Principal of East Court, an internationally acclaimed specialist school for Dyslexia, and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Applied Child Psychology at the University of Kent. He is also an executive editor of Dyslexia, the journal of the British Dyslexia Association, an Associate of the British Psychological Society, a Chartered Educational Psychologist and a Fellow of the International Academy for Research into Learning Difficulties.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Chapter 1 The Nature of Dyslexia.
Chapter 2 Basic Psychometrics and Assessment.
Chapter 3 Assessing the Dyslexic Child.
Chapter 4 Definition and Discrepancies.
Chapter 5 Basic Neuropsychology.
Chapter 6 Neuropsychology of Dyslexia.
Chapter 7 Models of Reading and Spelling.
Chapter 8 Models of Memory.
Chapter 9 Phonological and Memory Deficits in Dyslexia.
Chapter 10 The Social Psychology of Dyslexia.
References.
Index.