Dyslexia : a practitioner's handbook /
Gavin Reid.
- 4th ed.
- Chichester ; Malden, Mass : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
- xx, 388 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-356) and index.
Defining dyslexia -- Explaining dyslexia: the range of research -- Assessment: issues and considerations -- Identifying needs -- Assessment: approaches and resources -- Reading: social, cultural and government perspectives -- Acquisition of literacy -- Reading models and methods-- Acquisition of literacy: spelling -- Expressive writing -- Teaching approaches: points to consider -- Supporting literacy: individualised programmes -- Supporting literacy: approaches and strategies -- Supporting learning -- Inclusion: curriculum access -- Inclusion in secondary education: accessing the curriculum -- Inclusion: further and higher education and the workplace -- Issues and concerns -- Role of parents -- Some tests for dyslexia that can be used by teachers.