Shaywitz, Sally, M.D.

Broschiertes Buch

Overcoming Dyslexia

A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level

Beschreibung

Draws on recent scientific breakthroughs to explain the mechanisms underlying dyslexia, offering parents age-specific, grade-by-grade instructions on how to help their children.

Autor

SALLY E. SHAYWITZ, M.D., is the Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development at Yale University and co-founder and co-director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity. She is the author of more than 350 scientific articles and book chapters, and the creator of the Shaywitz DyslexiaScreenTM, a tool used by teachers to reliably screen young children for dyslexia. Overcoming Dyslexia won the Margo Marek Book Award and the NAMI Book Award. Dr. Shaywitz is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and is regularly selected as one of the "Best Doctors in America." She has testified before committees in both the Senate and the House. She lives in Woodbridge, CT. JONATHAN SHAYWITZ, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist. He was the director of the Anxiety Disorders Program at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, and more recently the Medical Director of Behavioral Health at Mission Hospital Laguna Beach and Mission Hospital Mission Viejo.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House USA Inc
• Seitenzahl: 414
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 646g
• ISBN-13: 9780679781592
• ISBN-10: 0679781595
• Artikelnr.: 21717302