Dyslexia: A Handbook for Study and Practice - Couverture souple

Reid, Gavin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471973912 ISBN 13 : 9780471973911

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

This handbook provides a practical resource for teachers, students, and practitioners in the field of learning difficulties, in particular, dyslexia. It provides a comprehensive overview of the neurological, psychological and educational perspectives that underpin the teaching methods applied to dyslexic students. The handbook contains practical examples that can be used as part of study for professionals in training, or applied by specialists in the field.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

This thoroughly revised edition of the popular Dyslexia: APractitioner′s Handbook offers a comprehensive overview ofresearch and practice in dyslexia. It provides a range ofassessment and teaching strategies that can be applied inmainstream primary and secondary schools.

This new edition:

• reviews new and alternative interventions for dyslexia andinternational initiatives
• focuses on inclusion, describing best practice in schools, aswell as covering issues relating to multilingualism
• highlights the challenges presented by individual subject areasof the curriculum, issues for students in further and continuingeducation and the perspective of parents
• includes a fully revised annotated bibliography of recentlypublished resources and comments on how they can be used.

This comprehensive handbook will be an invaluable resource forthose studying for a recognised qualification in Special Educationand Dyslexia, as well as providing an accessible guide for parents,teachers and other professionals.

COMMENTS ON THE SECOND EDITION

′Gavin Reid has the ability to make a complicated subject easilyaccessible to the reader. ? I recommend this book to everyoneundertaking teacher training and to all teachers with pupilsstruggling with literacy.′ European Journal of Special NeedsEducation

′This book brings together in a helpful format a great deal ofuseful information and ideas which will be of value to teachers andothers working in this field.′ The Psychologist

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr Gavin Read is a lecturer at Moray House Institute of Education in Edinburgh and Course Leader for the Post-Graduate Awards in Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia). He was instrumental in the development of the first Master's Award in Dyslexia in Scotland and in the conversion of the course into an open and distance learning format. The course has been run in many countries and he has made numerous keynote conference presentations throughout the UK, Europe, United States, Hong Kong, and New Zealand.

He is the editor of the two volume text Dimensions of Dyslexia, author of Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia): A Handbook for Study and Practice and co-author of Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia) A Resource Book for Parents and Teachers. He ahs also written a number of book chapters for journal articles.

He is a member of the British Dyslexia Association Accreditation Board for Teacher Training and has been a consultant in many national and international working groups on assessment, teaching and dyslexia in higher education.

He also has many years' experience as a class teacher and as an educational psychologist. He is Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Glasgow. He is committed to helping teachers develop an awareness of the learning needs and potential of dyslexic children.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471973912
• ISBN 13: 9780471973911
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible