The Psychology of Dyslexia: A Handbook for Teachers with Case Studies

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John Wiley & Sons, Mar 18, 2009 - Psychology - 256 pages

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.

 

Contents

A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION 1 The Nature of Dyslexia
1
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION 2 Basic Psychometrics and Assessment
25
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION 3 Assessing the Dyslexic Child
47
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION 4 Definition and Discrepancies
77
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION 5 Basic Neuropsychology
91
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION 6 Neuropsychology of Dyslexia
105
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION 7 Models of Reading and Spelling
137
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION 8 Models of Memory
165
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION 9 Phonological and Memory Deficits in Dyslexia
179
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION 10 The Social Psychology of Dyslexia
203
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION References
219
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS SECOND EDITION Index
231
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About the author (2009)

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.

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