Overview

Dyslexia affects about 10% of all children and is a potent cause of loss of self-confidence, personal and family misery, and waste of potential. Although the dominant view is that it is caused by specifically linguistic/phonological weakness, recent research within the field of neuroscience has shown that it is associated wtih visual processing problems as well. These discoveries have led to a resurgence in visual methods of treatment, which have shown promising results. 'Visual aspects of dyslexia' brings together cutting edge research from a range of disciplines - including neurology, neuroscience, and the vision sciences, to present the first comprehensive review of this recent research. It includes chapters from leading specialists which, in addition to reporting on the latest research, show how this knowledge is being successfully applied in the development of effective visual treatments for this common problem. Sections within the book cover the role of eye movements in reading, visual attention and reading, the neural bases of reading, and the relationship between visual stress and dyslexia.Making a valuable contribution in helping us develop a deeper understanding of dyslexia, this is an important book for those in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and education.

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Author:   John Stein (, Department Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK) ,  Zoï Kapoula (, Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, France)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   0.538kg
ISBN:  

9780199589814

ISBN 10:   019958981
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   23 August 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. A neurological account of dyslexia; 2. Subitizing, Dynamic Vision, Saccade and Fixation Control in Dyslexia; 3. Movements of the eyes in 3d space: deficits of vergence and binocular coordination in dyslexia; 4. Origins of visual stress; 5. Visual Discomfort and Reading; 6. Visual stress and its relationship to dyslexia; 7. The visual nature of the disorder of visual attention span in developmental dyslexia; 8. Spatial Attention Disorders in Developmental Dyslexia: Towards Prevention of Deficits in Reading Acquisition; 9. The role of the dorsal pathway in word recognition; 10. Aetiology of Dyslexia: a visual perspective on a phonological marker; 11. Visual Contributions to Reading Difficulties - the Magnocellular Theory

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Visual Aspects of Dyslexia presents a firm foundation for the role of visual deficits - in particular, deficits in magnocellular function in the dorsal stream - as a major underlying cause of dyslexia. ... This is a very interesting approach, which builds upon previous studies ... Students will find the chapters on eye movements and binocular control, as well as those on visual spacial attention and how it affects the dyslexic's ability to encode words during reading acquisition, particularly informative. ... It will be a rich resource for researchers in the perception community. Teri Lawton, Perception

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