Dyslexia A Complete Guide for Parents and Those Who Help Them

by Reid, Gavin

• ISBN13: 9780470973738
• ISBN10: 0470973730
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-20
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Dyslexia: A Complete Guide for Parents, 2/e is written expressly for parents, and provides the unique insights of a noted educational psychologist on the supportive role parents can play in supporting their dyslexic child. This new edition contains additional sections and up-to-date discussions of current research and programmes. This new edition contains up-to-date discussions of current research and programmes The book aims to empower parents by providing them with strategies for dealing with a wide range of concerns New sections on post-school issues, the emotional needs of young people with dyslexia and sections on how parents can help at home The information can be applied to all countries and school systems

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

About the author	p. vii
Introduction and acknowledgments	p. ix
What is dyslexia?	p. 1
Finding out about dyslexia	p. 21
Finding out if my child is dyslexic	p. 37
Learning to read and why it is difficult for children with dyslexia	p. 55
Supporting my child with dyslexia	p. 71
Overlapping difficulties: Dyscalculia	p. 93
Overlapping difficulties: Dyspraxia and dysgraphia	p. 105
Attention difficulties	p. 121
Self-esteem and emotional development	p. 131
Empowering parents	p. 147
Parents' and children's voices	p. 163
Beyond school	p. 179
Issues for parents to consider	p. 201
Assessment	p. 217
Programs	p. 223
DSM-IV and DSM-V: Criteria	p. 225
Information: Sources, resources and organizations	p. 229
Selected glossary	p. 239
References	p. 245
Index	p. 259
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