Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education and the Workplace

by Brunswick, Nicola

• ISBN13: 9780470974797
• ISBN10: 0470974796
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-02
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Supporting Dyslexic Adults provides practical advice in supporting dyslexic adults in education and employment, and guidance on the latest research Provides an important overview of current research and practice in supporting dyslexic adults in education and employment, deftly combining academic understanding with everyday issues Contributors possess a wealth of practical experience in the field which provides an indispensible guide to the subject Case studies are included to capture the immediate experiences of dyslexic adults in education and at work to highlight prevalent issues Offers practical advice to adults with dyslexia, from how to disclose their particular needs to employers and colleagues to legal aspects of dyslexia support Highlights to employers the particular skills and strengths that dyslexic adults can bring to the workplace

Author Biography

Dr Nicola Brunswick is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University. She researches in the areas of reading and developmental dyslexia, and is author of Dyslexia: A Beginner's Guide (2009) and Living with Dyslexia (2011), and the editor of The Dyslexia Handbook 2009/10 (2009). She also co-edited Reading and Dyslexia in Different Orthographies (with S. McDougall P. de Mornay Davies, 2010), and is a trustee of the British Dyslexia Association

Table of Contents

About the Contributors	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Dyslexia in UK Higher Education and Employment: An Introduction and Overview	p. 1
Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education	p. 11
Socio-Emotional Aspects of Dyslexia: We're all in this Together	p. 13
How Well Are Students with Specific Learning Difficulties Prepared for Higher Education? A case study of a pre-1992 university	p. 22
Screening for Specific Learning Difficulties in Higher Education	p. 33
The Complex Nature of Dyslexia Support in the Context of Widening Participation	p. 43
Why Can't I Learn? Metacognitive Strategy Instruction	p. 51
Supporting Higher Education Students Who are Dyslexic	p. 59
Dyslexia Support at the Royal College of Art: A Symbiotic Relationship	p. 74
Dyslexia, eLearning and eSkills	p. 84
Reading Comprehension in Adult Students with Dyslexia: Areas of Weakness and Strategies for Support	p. 91
Dyslexia Support at University and on Work Placement	p. 101
Preparing for Work: Dyslexic Undergraduates Making the Transition into Employment	p. 112
Supporting Dyslexic Adults in the Workplace	p. 123
Disclosing Dyslexia: An Exercise in Self-Advocacy	p. 125
Self-Disclosure in Adults with Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia: Complexities and Considerations	p. 136
Dyslexia on the Defensive	p. 149
Achieving Success in the Workplace	p. 157
The Knowledge and Skills Required by a Specialist Tutor within the Field of Adult Support	p. 167
Dyslexia and Disability Discrimination: The Legal Requirements	p. 177
The Design and Development of the Sylexiad Typeface	p. 185
Dyslexia and Creativity: Tapping the Creative Strengths of Dyslexic People	p. 197
Index	p. 207
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