Gavin Reid

Dyslexia (eBook, ePUB)

A Complete Guide for Parents and Those Who Help Them

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The new edition of Dyslexia is written for parents of dyslexic children and the professionals who work with them, and provides information on the role parents can play in supporting their dyslexic child. This updated edition contains new material and up-to-date discussions of current research and programs. * Empowers parents by providing them with strategies for dealing with a wide range of concerns including dyspraxia and dyscalculia * New sections cover post-school issues, the emotional needs of young people with dyslexia and information on how parents can help at home * Features information on some of the more popular interventions for dyslexia, and critical evaluations of 'alternative treatments' * Includes first-hand accounts of parents' hopes, successes and setbacks, and extensive lists of organizations and resources

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119973560
• Artikelnr.: 37340452

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

About the author. Introduction and acknowledgments. Chapter 1 What is
dyslexia? Chapter 2 Finding out about dyslexia. Chapter 3 Finding out if my
child is dyslexic. Chapter 4 Learning to read and why it is difficult for
children with dyslexia. Chapter 5 Supporting my child with dyslexia.
Chapter 6 Overlapping difficulties: Dyscalculia. Chapter 7 Overlapping
difficulties: Dyspraxia and dysgraphia. Chapter 8 Attention difficulties.
Chapter 9 Self-esteem and emotional development. Chapter 10 Empowering
parents. Chapter 11 Parents' and children's voices. Chapter 13 Issues for
parents to consider. Appendix 1 Assessment. Appendix 2 Programs. Appendix 3
DSM-IV and DSM-V: Criteria. Appendix 4 Information: Sources, resources and
organizations. Appendix 5 Selected glossary. References. Index.