Learning Difficulties & Learning Behaviour - Dyslexia

This book examines why so many children have difficulty learning to read. With its parent-centered perspective, it identifies both the intrinsic and extrinsic elements associated with developmental dyslexia in easy-to-understand language.

An indispensable reference book for teachers and students.

With over 170 pages giving all the linguistic rules and phonic principles of English spelling. It includes generalisations for the phonic spelling of sounds and words, syllable division, rules of affixing and plural rules. Where there are known exceptions these are listed.

The book is particularly valuable in teaching those who have auditory and visual processing difficulties.

Contains practical guidance, empowering ideas and challenging assertions about inclusion, along with strategies for meeting the diverse learning needs of dyslexic pupils in mainstream classes.
Contents: Dyslexia: a difficulty or difference Understanding Dyslexia - Removing the Barriers Creating the feel-good factor Empowerment through learning differences Spelling with a specific difference Learning styles and preferences Learning styles and comfort zones Dyslexia friendly means inclusion friendly Dyslexia and revision Maths... read more

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This book was formerly published by Peytral Publications. This resource for teachers and parents presents a comprehensive overview of dyslexia and its effect on concentration, organization, memory, motivation, and confidence. Offering an abundance of practical strategies for successful learning, the book covers issues such as reading comprehension, spatial awareness and math, written language, visual tracking, and awareness of sounds in speech and spelling.About the author:Glynis Hannell has a BA (Hons) in Psychology and an MSc in ... read more

Helps teachers gain an insight into the impact of dyslexia on the acquisition of literacy, numeracy and verbal communication skills. This practical guide also helps teachers to develop individual and whole class strategies to accommodate differences in learning successfully.

Written for dyslexic adults or anyone who thinks they might be dyslexic, this bold and imaginative book is deliberately concise and easy to dip into.

Designed to help adults explain dyslexia to children, this book provides information about common types of dyslexia: trouble with sounds, trouble remembering how letters and words look, trouble finding words, and mixed dyslexia. It includes examples for children and activities for parents to do with their children.

Provides basic need-to-know information for parents and professionals and answers frequently asked questions about dyslexia. Using case studies, this guide addresses many of the issues surrounding dyslexia, including possible causes and subtypes, means of testing, remediation and the controversial matter of "staying back" to repeat a school year.

Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty that affects the ability to read and spell. Affecting about ten per cent of children, it is the special educational need that teachers are most likely to encounter. This lively and interesting book provides advice on the most effective teaching and learning strategies that can be used in the classroom. Highly readable, practical and informative, Gavin Reid's book will prove invaluable for teachers, trainees, SENCOs and teaching assistants. This new edition contains new chapters on learning... read more

Provides those working with dyslexic children one hundred ideas of how to support their learning development. This guide includes lists that range from identifying the needs of individual pupils and their learning styles to developing pupils reading, writing, numeric and communication skills.

Intended for those working with dyslexic children, this title offers one hundred ideas of how to support and develop their learning. These ideas range from developing pupils understanding and communication skills to ensuring they are comfortable within their learning environment.

This useful, resourceful and practical guide provides those working with dyspraxic and DCD children one hundred ideas of how to support and develop their learning. Lists cover the entire school age range and range from developing fine and gross motor skills to preparing children for their next transition either to the next stage of schooling or for their future careers.

This is an invaluable and practical guide providing those working with children suffering from ADHD one hundred ideas on how to support and develop their learning. This useful, resourceful and practical guide provides those working with children suffering from ADHD one hundred ideas on how to support and develop their learning. It contains lists covering the entire school age ranges with ideas from developing effective strategies to helping the child in the classroom to encouraging the progression of individual skills such as handw... read more

Dyslexia has long been known as a learning difficulty that primarily affects literacy skills. Increasingly, however, researchers and professionals working with dyslexia suggest that it is less a disorder than a sign of specially gifted people. People with dyslexia often have a highly developed imagination and a unique way of perceiving things. They frequently have above average intelligence and are highly creative, provided they are supported and nurtured by parents and teachers. In this book Cornelia Jantzen explores the basis of ... read more

For Everyone Who Struggles To Read Clear, practical, science-based information and advice for successful results. One in five American children has trouble reading. But they are not stupid or lazy. In Overcoming Dyslexia, Dr. Sally Shaywitz, codirector of the Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention and a leader in the new research into how the brain works, offers the latest information about reading problems and proven, practical techniques that, along with hard work and the right help, can enable anyone to overcome... read more

What is it like living with dyslexia on a day-to-day basis? Based on interviews with children with dyslexia and their families, this insightful book presents first-hand accounts of just what dyslexia means for the children themselves and for the people around them. It looks at how children were first identified as having dyslexia, the social and emotional difficulties they encountered, their educational experiences, and the impact these events had on their families. It also considers in detail how teachers and parents can best supp... read more

"The Routledge Companion to Dyslexia" is a ground-breaking analysis of the whole field of dyslexia by a distinguished team of international contributors and editors, engaged in literacy, inclusion and learning. Their diverse perspectives and wide expertise make this invaluable guide one of the most important additions to the field of dyslexia for over a decade. Dyslexia is without doubt the most high profile and contentious learning difficulty, and it is a topic that has attracted a vast amount of research, opinion, professional sc... read more

This fully updated third edition contains practical and useful advice that will be invaluable for students with dyslexia, their parents and all of those involved in teaching and supporting them in their studies. Including the latest research into dyslexia, changes in legislation and information technology and the real-life experiences of six former Bangor students, this book will: guide students through the process of applying for university, suggesting strategies for general organisation and for particular aspects of study; outlin... read more