Understanding dyslexia a guide for teachers and parents
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.
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Acknowledgements IntroductionThe history of dyslexiaCharacteristics of dyslexiaDefining dyslexiaDyslexia and other specific learning difficultiesTeaching the dyslexic child The causes of dyslexiaAssessing dyslexiaUnderstanding a psychological reportSelf-esteem and the dyslexic childMaintaining self-esteem in parents and teachersSociety's attitudes towards dyslexiaGlossaryAppendicesIndexReferences