Assessment of learners with dyslexic-type difficulties /
Sylvia Phillips, Kathleen Kelly, Liz Symes.
- xviii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction PART ONE: DYSLEXIC-TYPE DIFFICULTIES AND ASSESSMENT SETTING THE CONTEXT Dyslexia-Type Difficulties: Implications for Assessment Purposes and Types of Assessment Legislation, Policy and Practice PART TWO: INFORMAL APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT Informal Approaches: Identification and Screening Gathering Information from Others Informal Approaches: Assessing Difficulties in Reading Informal Approaches: Assessing Spelling Difficulties Informal Approaches: Assessing Difficulties in Handwriting Assessing Alphabetic Knowledge Assessing Cognitive Processing Skills Assessing Difficulties in Mathematics Principles and Concepts of Psychometrics PART THREE: FORMAL ASSESSMENT Screening Procedures for Dyslexic-type Difficulties Standardised Assessment of Reading Standardised Assessment of Spelling and Handwriting The Assessment of Underlying Ability Standardised Assessment of Cognitive Processing Skills Identifying Specific Learning Difficulties in Mathematics, including Dyscalculia PART FOUR: CONDUCTING ASSESSMENT Conducting Assessment Writing an Assessment Report Assessment by Other Professionals Bibliography Glossary Appendices Index