Julie A Washington, Donald L Compton, Peggy McCardle
How do children develop reading skills - and when these skills don't develop typically, how can we best identify challenges and intervene? Find the answers in this comprehensive volume on dyslexia: its root causes, the most effective methods of diagnosis and treatment, and the sociopolitical factors that affect intervention.
Based on presentations from the seventeenth Extraordinary Brain Symposium, this book brings together contributions from more than 50 top researchers and practitioners, who share their invaluable perspectives, findings, solutions, and questions to shape future dyslexia research. Contributors include leading Australian experts, Anne Castles, Saskia Kohnen, Rauno Parrila, plus leading UK expert, Kate Nation.
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An essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and reading specialists, this book is an authoritative synthesis of what we know about dyslexia - and what we need to know to provide better supports for struggling readers.
About the Editors
About the Contributors
AQ1 Brief History of the Extraordinary Brain Series Symposia
Preface
Acknowledgments
1.Setting the Stage
2.Basic Etiology and Learning Mechanisms
3.Linguistic Differences and Reading
4.Identification and Treatment
5.Research and Practice: Outreach, Scale-Up, and Policy
6.Finale
Index
"This book is an essential resource for all teacher education courses on reading and/or learning disabilities. The chapters reflect new understandings and policies regarding dyslexia that are inclusive and equity-focused."
- Heather Haynes Smith, Associate Professor, Trinity University
"Addresses many problems that are crying for more effective solutions...The clear and refreshing delineation of the issues found in this volume is the first step toward resolving them."
- Louisa Moats, President, Moats Associates Consulting, Inc., Sun Valley, Idaho
"Addresses the biological, cognitive, and behavioural aspects of developmental dyslexia and combines the theoretical insights gleaned with methods for early diagnosis and treatment."
- Thomas Lachmann, TU KaiserslauternErwin-Schroedinger-Str. B57
"Takes on all the challenges in understanding and treatment of dyslexia and literacy learning, highlighting the most pressing issues facing educators, researchers, and parents"
- Judith Birsh