The Psychology of Dyslexia A Handbook for Teachers with Case Studies

by Thomson, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780470740965
• ISBN10: 0470740965
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780470741979
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-20
• Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

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

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
The Nature of Dyslexia	p. 1
Basic Psychometrics and Assessment	p. 25
Assessing the Dyslexic Child	p. 47
Definition and Discrepancies	p. 77
Basic Neuropsychology	p. 91
Neuropsychology of Dyslexia	p. 105
Models of Reading and Spelling	p. 137
Models of Memory	p. 165
Phonological and Memory Deficits in Dyslexia	p. 179
The Social Psychology of Dyslexia	p. 203
References	p. 219
Index	p. 231
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