Dyslexia
A Complete Guide for Parents and Those Who Help Them
2nd Edition
Published on 23. May 2011
280 pages
978-1-119-97090-3 (ISBN)
Description
The new edition of Dyslexia is written for parents ofdyslexic children and the professionals who work with them, andprovides information on the role parents can play in supportingtheir dyslexic child. This updated edition contains new materialand up-to-date discussions of current research and programs.
* Empowers parents by providing them with strategies for dealingwith a wide range of concerns including dyspraxia anddyscalculia
* New sections cover post-school issues, the emotional needs ofyoung people with dyslexia and information on how parents can helpat home
* Features information on some of the more popular interventionsfor dyslexia, and critical evaluations of 'alternativetreatments'
* Includes first-hand accounts of parents' hopes,successes and setbacks, and extensive lists of organizations andresources
Reviews / Votes
"The book itself is easy to navigate: chapters are effectivelysummarised and well sign-posted, the index is comprehensive, andthere is a useful glossary ... Gavin Reid's book offers the readera glimpse of a gold standard, which, sadly, many parents will stillnot find, even in this post-Rose Review environment." (DyslexiaReview, 2011)More details
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Person
Gavin Reid, is an independent educational psychologist in Vancouver, Canada and a consultant to a number of organisations and charities worldwide. He is the co-founder and director of the Red Rose School for children with specific learning difficulties in Lancashire, UK and was visiting professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Previously he was Senior Lecturer at Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh. He is the author of 25 books including Dyslexia: A Practitioners Handbook (4/e 2009), Dyslexia in Context: Research and Practice (2004) and Dyslexia and Literacy (2002). He has run seminars for parents on dyslexia in over 60 countries and is also the parent of a young man with special needs.
Content
About the author.
Introduction and acknowledgments.
Chapter 1 What is dyslexia?
Chapter 2 Finding out about dyslexia.
Chapter 3 Finding out if my child is dyslexic.
Chapter 4 Learning to read and why it is difficult for childrenwith dyslexia.
Chapter 5 Supporting my child with dyslexia.
Chapter 6 Overlapping difficulties: Dyscalculia.
Chapter 7 Overlapping difficulties: Dyspraxia anddysgraphia.
Chapter 8 Attention difficulties.
Chapter 9 Self-esteem and emotional development.
Chapter 10 Empowering parents.
Chapter 11 Parents' and children's voices.
Chapter 13 Issues for parents to consider.
Appendix 1 Assessment.
Appendix 2 Programs.
Appendix 3 DSM-IV and DSM-V: Criteria.
Appendix 4 Information: Sources, resources andorganizations.
Appendix 5 Selected glossary.
References.
Index.
