International Case Studies of Dyslexia
International Case Studies of Dyslexia

Author: Peggy L. Anderson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-05-09

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1136735925

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Dyslexia is a disability that exists in all countries that have high expectations for literacy. The inability to read in spite of normal intellectual potential represents one of the most puzzling educational challenges for literate societies, regardless of the culture or language. This book examines medical, psychological, educational, and sociological data from comprehensive case studies of preteen dyslexic children, in order to profile the disability as it occurs in seventeen different nations. Interviews with the children and their parents reveal how children with dyslexia are identified and treated around the world, and provide a look at various perceptions of dyslexia and its challenges. Researchers and practitioners in education, psychology, and health-related professions will find this case book to be an excellent reference. Parents of children with dyslexia will find the advocacy recommendations helpful.

Dyslexia in Adolescence
Dyslexia in Adolescence

Author: Peggy L. Anderson

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-03-27

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1317242017

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Dyslexia in Adolescence: Global Perspectives presents international case studies on the psychosocial development and academic progress of adolescents with dyslexia to enhance understanding of adjustment factors, outcomes and support. The continuation of a qualitative longitudinal research project that focused on children between ten and twelve years of age, this volume revisits them between ages fourteen and sixteen. Through semi-structured interviews, personal narratives, and other assessments, these case studies relate the trials and tribulations associated with the development of adolescents with dyslexia from around the world and the challenges that parents face in supporting their children.

Understanding Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities
Understanding Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities

Author: Linda Siegel

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 9781926966298

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In this accessibly written book, Linda Siegel challenges the use of complex and time-consuming testing that is currently used to diagnose learning disabilities. In their place, she outlines simple and pragmatic techniques for testing for disabilities in reading, mathematics, spelling, and writing.

The Dyslexia Debate
The Dyslexia Debate

Author: Julian G. Elliott

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-03-24

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 0521119863

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An examination of how we use the term 'dyslexia' and how this may undermine aid for struggling readers.

Key Perspectives on Dyslexia
Key Perspectives on Dyslexia

Author: David Armstrong

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-09-15

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1317629957

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This indispensable book critically sets out the skills and knowledge required by a specialist educator for students who present with dyslexia. The British Dyslexia Association Professional Criteria (BDA, 2012) provides an anchor throughout for this book’s content. Chapters are explicitly mapped to specific professional criteria, offering the reader confidence that guidance in Key Perspectives on Dyslexia is underpinned by this internationally recognised professional framework. Key issues in the education and care of those affected by dyslexia are critically explained and explored in this publication, using both author’s years of specialist experience in this field. As established scholars both authors also suggest how research can inform and enrich how an educator responds to these issues. The content of this book includes: Detailed case studies disclosing how dyslexia presents in different individuals and which richly illuminate the issues considered by each chapter A concise examination of reading instruction in the context of typically-developing students and in relation to those who present with dyslexia: this incorporates an expert but accessible review of international policy and educational practice, including influential findings from research Detailed guidance on how to identify possible dyslexia and key issues to consider in referral and assessment of those affected, including associated models here such as Response to Intervention (RTI) Consideration of intelligence and in how this figures in relation to assessment for dyslexia, including the possible role of intellectual disability (ID). Comprehensive evaluation of the role of behaviour in relation to dyslexia, with guidance on how this can be used to inform a programme of support for students with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties (EBD/SEBD). Consideration of how the professional role of a specialist educator might travel across the English speaking world and also beyond in China or India. Key Perspectives on Dyslexia is an essential text for educators and will become a landmark guide for educational practice and policy.

The Routledge International Handbook of Dyslexia in Education
The Routledge International Handbook of Dyslexia in Education

Author: Gad Elbeheri

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-07-20

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 1000590763

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The Routledge International Handbook of Dyslexia in Education showcases the various examples, expertise, and successful initiatives attempted to include students with dyslexia around the globe. It highlights progress and identifies gaps for growth globally to stand united against dyslexia as a literacy problem and a specific learning disability challenge. Taking a truly global view, each chapter from world-leading experts highlights issues related to the definition of dyslexia and how it is recognised locally, its implications on relevant legislations and educational policy and how teacher training programs on dyslexia are delivered at both pre-service and in-service levels. Contributors to this handbook also discuss and compare the services and tools available to identify individuals with dyslexia, such as nationally standardized tests and tools for dyslexia assessment. Students, researchers, teachers and other educational professionals who require highly relevant, research-informed guidance on dyslexia and its awareness, identification, training, outreach, and intervention around the globe will find this handbook an essential and timely resource. Readers will also be able to identify shared experiences and good lessons from around the world, as well as learn about better strategies to guide their journey in their own local community.

The Reality of Dyslexia
The Reality of Dyslexia

Author: John Osmond

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13:

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Dubbed the "middle class disease" by some and a "specific learning disability by others, dyslexia affects about one in 25 persons. Dyslexia can involve a frustrating range of problems which conspire against easily working with print, letter and word recognition and writing. Yet professionals refuse to acknowledge the existence of dyslexia as a diagnosable condition, distinct from other causes of low reading ability. In The Reality of Dyslexia, John Osmond addresses these issues in this informative and sensitive study of living with dyslexia, illuminating the problems using first person accounts and personal histories of child and adult dyslexics, even entire dyslexic families. The reader can easily see the frustrations and difficulties of living experienced by these people, and enjoy their overwhelming feelings of relief when their condition is diagnosed: their peculiar difficulties have a name; they are not alone, stupid, or insane; and in most cases, special accommodations and education can improve their functional abilities.

Reading Success in the Primary Years
Reading Success in the Primary Years

Author: Marleen F. Westerveld

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-05-19

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9811534926

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This open access book describes the Reading Success project, in which a 5-step, assessment-to- intervention process, based on the Simple View of Reading, was used within a primary school setting in Australia to better support those students who struggle with reading. It provides an easily accessible overview of each step of the process involved in implementing this approach and highlights the crucial importance of collaboration between professionals involved in the teaching of reading within a school setting. It focuses on the decision-making processes used, such as rich dialogue with the leadership team and teachers, and shares participants’ perspectives gathered throughout the project. Using case studies, the book describes how the 5-step approach assists in creating detailed profiles of students’ strengths and weaknesses in spoken and written language skills that can be used to guide targeted intervention This book offers valuable insights for educators, speech pathologists, researchers, and pre-service teacher education students interested in the teaching of reading

Dyslexia Dissolved
Dyslexia Dissolved

Author: Coral P. S. Hoh

Publisher:

Published: 2018-10-19

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781732788602

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For all who live and work with struggling readers and their puzzling problems, this book presents the solution. For the first time: (i) Dyslexia is defined accurately. (ii) The relationships among dyslexia and coexisting ADHD, dyscalculia, auditory processing and speech disorders are explained clearly. (iii) Dyslexia and learning disabilities are corrected successfully to enable failing students to advance to Honor roll, while coexisting conditions dissipated. (iv) The artificial intelligence (AI) system Dysolve® is used to correct dyslexia, a task beyond human specialists. (v) Schools can replace the costly, burdensome services of traditional interventions with this inexpensive computer program that dispenses with intensive teacher preparation.These breakthroughs are illustrated by cases covering over 1,200 hours of training and insights from families, educators and Dr. Coral P.S. Hoh, co-inventor of the US patent for diagnostic technology for language disorders and the architect of Dysolve®. Successes with the most severe of cases prove that dyslexia is not a permanent disability.With over 30 years of diagnostics experience in language processing and operating systems, Dr. Coral and Evan Haruta explain why the multidimensional problem of dyslexia had not been resolved until now. Each person affected has a unique complex of underlying deficits. To remove the condition, Dysolve® was invented to generate assessment and training programs specific to each learner. Schools can see how AI equips them to reverse the grim statistics of special education by changing learning outcomes rapidly and permanently for those affected, now that the future has arrived.

Virtual Literacies
Virtual Literacies

Author: Guy Merchant

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0415899605

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This book provides an evaluation and appreciation of the learning, teaching and instruction that can occur in digital environments. Mass media accounts of digital culture are invariably predicated on a technologically determinist vision, on the one hand promoting a utopian view of the future while on the other fueling moral panic by emphasizing views of alienation and danger in life online. In this book, children, young people and those who work with them are revealed as active agents with possibilities to navigate new paths.