Understanding Dyslexia: A Guide For Teachers And Parents: A Guide for Teachers and ParentsMcGraw-Hill Education (UK), 1 mars 2009 - 163 pages Dyslexia affects at least ten per cent of children and is the most common special educational need that teachers encounter. However, the characteristics of dyslexia can mean that it is often confused with other learning difficulties. |
Table des matières
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 1 The history of dyslexia | 9 |
Chapter 2 The characteristics of dyslexia | 20 |
Chapter 3 Defining dyslexia | 29 |
Chapter 4 Dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties | 41 |
Chapter 5 Teaching the dyslexic child | 50 |
Chapter 6 The causes of dyslexia | 65 |
Chapter 7 Assessing dyslexia | 77 |
Chapter 10 Maintaining selfesteem in teachers and parents | 121 |
Chapter 11 Societys attitudes towards dyslexia | 134 |
Appendix I | 145 |
Appendix II | 146 |
Appendix III | 147 |
Glossary | 148 |
| 150 | |
| 157 | |
Chapter 8 Understanding a psychological report | 94 |
Chapter 9 Selfesteem and the dyslexic child | 104 |
Back cover | 164 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Understanding Dyslexia: A Guide for Teachers and Parents Denis Lawrence Aucun aperçu disponible - 2009 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
able achieve activities ADHD adults anxiety appropriate help Asperger’s syndrome assessment for dyslexia auditory brain Brain Gym causes of dyslexia cerebellum chapter characteristics of dyslexia checklist chil child with dyslexia child’s self-esteem children with dyslexia cognitive concept of dyslexia confused with dyslexia definition of dyslexia describe discrepancy discussed Dyscalculia dyslexic child dyslexic children Dyspraxia educational psychologist example feel fMRI frustration Gordon model hemisphere high self-esteem identified label dyslexia language skills learning style learning to read letters literacy difficulties literacy skills locus of control low self-esteem magnetic resonance imaging manifested means measure method multi-sensory approach neurological non-cognitive factors non-verbal particular percentile person possible dyslexia pre-reading skills programme reasoning ability relaxed research evidence self-image short-term memory signs of dyslexia specific learning difficulty speed of processing standard scores stress subtests teachers and parents teaching test results test This test usually verbal visual weakness WISC word dyslexia