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Author:   Gavin Reid ,  Angela Fawcett ,  Frank Manis ,  Linda Siegel
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 18.40cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.100kg
ISBN:  

9781412945134

ISBN 10:   1412945135
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   03 December 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction - Gavin Reid et al PART ONE: NEUROLOGICAL/ GENETIC PERSPECTIVES The Origin of Dyslexia: The Asynchrony Phenomenon - Zvia Breznitz Some Special Issues Concerning the Genetics of Dyslexia: Revisiting Multivariate Profiles, Comorbidities, and Genetic Correlations - Jeffrey W Gilger The Neurological Basis Of Dyslexia - John Stein Dyslexia and the Cerebellum - Angela J Fawcett and Roderick I Nicolson Familial Predictors of Dyslexia: Evidence from Preschool Children with and Without Familial Dyslexia Risk - Dennis L Molfese et al Early Identification and Prevention of Dyslexia: Results from a Prospective Follow-up Study of Children at Familial Risk for Dyslexia - Heikki Lyytinen et al PART TWO: COGNITIVE AND LEARNING PERSPECTIVES Exploring Heterogeneity in Developmental Dyslexia: A Longitudinal Investigation - Frank Manis and Caroline E Bailey Rediscovering Dyslexia: New Approaches for Identification and Classification - Richard K Wagner Learning, Cognition and Dyslexia - Roderick I Nicolson and Angela J Fawcett A Review of the Evidence on Morphological Processing in Dyslexics and Poor Readers: A Strength or Weakness? - S Helene Deacon, Rauno Parrila and John R Kirby PART THREE: EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCES Reading Intervention Research: An Integrative Framework - William E Tunmer and Keith T Greaney Assessment of Literacy Performance Based on the Componential Model of Reading - R Malatesha Joshi and PG Aaron The Definition of Learning Disabilities: Who Is the Individual with Learning Disabilities? - Linda S Siegel and Orly Lipka Students with Phonological Dyslexia in School-Based Programs: Insights from Tennessee Schools - Diane J Sawyer and Stuart Bernstein Individual Tutoring for Struggling Readers: Moving Research to Scale with Interventions Implemented by Paraeducators - Patricia F Vadasy and Elizabeth A Sanders Dyslexia Friendly Primary Schools: What Can We Learn from Asking the Pupils? - Mary Coffield et al Dyslexia and Learning Styles: Overcoming the Barriers to Learning - Gavin Reid and Iva Strnadova Dyslexia and Inclusion in the Secondary School - Cross Curricular Perspectives - Moira Thomson Dyslexia and Self-Concept: A Review of Past - Robert Burden Role of Parents - Gavin Reid, Shannon Green and Corey Zylstra PART FOUR: DYSLEXIA AND DIFFERENT LANGUAGES Dyslexia in Different Orthographies: Variability in Transparency - John Everett and Gad Elbeheri Dyslexia and Foreign Language Learning - Michael Dal PART FIVE: BEYOND SCHOOL Adults with Learning Disabilities and Self-Disclosure in Higher Education and Beyond - Lynda A Price and Paul J Gerber Dyslexia: Workplace Issues - Gavin Reid, Fil Came and Lynda A Price

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'This handbook has been produced to provide the most relevant and recent studies, debates and practices in the field of dyslexia and it includes information from the cutting edge of both research and practice...The style of each chapter varies according to its author; however the overall tone of the book is straightforward and accessible to the non-academic...This is an invaluable book for specialists working in the field of dyslexia and for students working towards specialist qualifications' - Patoss Bulletin

'This handbook has been produced to provide the most relevant and recent studies, debates and practices in the field of dyslexia and it includes information from the cutting edge of both research and practice...The style of each chapter varies according to its author; however the overall tone of the book is straightforward and accessible to the non-academic...This is an invaluable book for specialists working in the field of dyslexia and for students working towards specialist qualifications' - Patoss Bulletin -- J.L. Young CHOICE magazine 20090415 'This handbook has been produced to provide the most relevant and recent studies, debates and practices in the field of dyslexia and it includes information from the cutting edge of both research and practice...The style of each chapter varies according to its author; however the overall tone of the book is straightforward and accessible to the non-academic...This is an invaluable book for specialists working in the field of dyslexia and for students working towards specialist qualifications' - Patoss Bulletin

'This handbook has been produced to provide the most relevant and recent studies, debates and practices in the field of dyslexia and it includes information from the cutting edge of both research and practice...The style of each chapter varies according to its author; however the overall tone of the book is straightforward and accessible to the non-academic...This is an invaluable book for specialists working in the field of dyslexia and for students working towards specialist qualifications' - Patoss Bulletin 'This handbook has been produced to provide the most relevant and recent studies, debates and practices in the field of dyslexia and it includes information from the cutting edge of both research and practice...The style of each chapter varies according to its author; however the overall tone of the book is straightforward and accessible to the non-academic...This is an invaluable book for specialists working in the field of dyslexia and for students working towards specialist qualifications' - Patoss Bulletin

'This handbook has been produced to provide the most relevant and recent studies, debates and practices in the field of dyslexia and it includes information from the cutting edge of both research and practice...The style of each chapter varies according to its author; however the overall tone of the book is straightforward and accessible to the non-academic...This is an invaluable book for specialists working in the field of dyslexia and for students working towards specialist qualifications' - Patoss Bulletin

Author Information

Dr. Gavin Reid is an international consultant and psychologist with consultancies in Canada, UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australasia. He was Visiting Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, in the Department of Education and Counseling Psychology and Special Education in 2007 and 2010. ? He is chair of the British Dyslexia Association Accreditation Board and an ambassador for the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre in the UK and is a Consultant/Psychologist for the Centre for Child Evaluation and Teaching (CCET) in Kuwait and the Lighthouse Learning Centre in Cairo. He is also a director of the Red Rose School for children with specific learning difficulties in St Annes on Sea, Lancashire, UK.  He was formerly senior lecturer in the Department of Educational Studies (formally Department of Special Education), Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, from 1991 to 2007. He has written 34 books on learning, motivation and dyslexia and lectured to thousands of professionals and parents in 75 countries. Some of his books have been published in Polish, Italian, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, French, Latvian and Slovak. He is an experienced teacher with over ten years’ experience in the classroom and has held external examiner appointments at 20 universities worldwide for PhD and masters’ courses. He resides in Vancouver and Edinburgh. His email is gavinreid66@gmail.com and his website is: www.drgavinreid.com

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