Teaching Literacy to Learners with Dyslexia: A Multi-sensory Approach

This bestselling book for teaching literacy to children and young people aged 4–16 years with dyslexia and other specific literacy difficulties has been fully updated for its third edition.

Providing a structured multi-sensory programme, ‘Conquering Literacy’, that includes placement tests, well-established strategies and examples of lesson planning, teaching activities, and reading, spelling and literacy concept cards, this book is an essential practical resource for teachers.

This new edition includes:

• an additional section for learners who need an individualised, structured programme at an advanced stage (Stage II);
• a section on planning shorter, targeted interventions for learners with a particular difficulty e.g. spelling, revising;
• three new chapters on teaching reading, spelling and writing within mainstream classrooms using strategies which are successful with learners with dyslexia
• downloadable teaching resources available from the companion website.

Table of Contents

• Part I: Teaching Learners With Dyslexia: Theory and Context

Chapter 1: What Is Dyslexia?

Chapter 2: The Role of Memory in Acquiring Literacy Skills

Chapter 3: Phonology, Phonological Awareness and Literacy

Chapter 4: Reading, Spelling and Dyslexia: Theory and Research

Chapter 5: Dyslexia and Learners for Whom English Is an Additional Language

• Part II: Teaching Literacy to Learners With Dyslexic-Type Difficulties

Chapter 6: Strategies for Reading

Chapter 7: Strategies for Spelling

Chapter 8: Strategies for Writing

• Part III: Conquering Literacy: A Multisensory Programme for Teaching Learners With Dyslexia

Chapter 9: Principles, Teaching Methods and Programme Structure

Chapter 10: Lesson Planning

Chapter 11: Alphabet Knowledge and Skills

Chapter 12: The Role of Memory in the Programme

Chapter 13: Introducing the New Teaching Point in a Lesson

• Part IV: Conquering Literacy – A Multisensory Programme
• Part V: The Accelerated Programme
• Part VI: Downloadable Resources

"Teaching Literacy to Learners with Dyslexia should be available in every classroom in the country! This new updated edition is grounded in solid research combining best practice in literacy learning with practical skills essential for competent literacy acquisition. Kelly and Phillips have utilised their vast knowledge and unquestionable experience to provide the reader with a "ready guide" for practice. This is an essential book for all teachers and those undergoing teacher training."
- Dr. Gavin Reid, Educational Psychologist, International Consultant and author