Dyslexia: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Parents

Description

This guide focuses on realistic strategies for ordinary class teachers to use when working with pupils who have dyslexia. It offers detailed, practical guidance on: defining and identifying dyslexia; dyslexia in the early and middle years and at secondary school; worked examples of IEPs; providing effective support for the literacy and numeracy hours; raising self-esteem; working with parents and voluntary organisations; using checklists and assessments; choosing suitable programmes and resources; and useful addresses and books. Teachers and teaching assistants in mainstream classrooms and parents wanting to help their children should find this book invaluable.

Barbara Riddick is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Sunderland and a practising Clinical Psychologist with children with learning difficulties. Judith Wolfe taught for many years in mainstream schools with particular responsibility for children with special needs. David Lumsdon is an Educational Psychologist in Northumberland and co-ordinates the county's courses on Specific Learning Difficulties.