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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461331703321

Titolo

International case studies of dyslexia / / edited by Peggy L. Anderson and Regine Meier-Hedde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-15125-1

9786613151254

1-136-73592-5

0-203-81840-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in education ; ; v. 56

Altri autori (Persone)

AndersonPeggy L

Meier-HeddeRegine

Disciplina

371.91/44

Soggetti

Dyslexic children - Education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; International Case Studies of Dyslexia; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction to the Study: Peggy L. Anderson and Regine Meier-Hedde; 2. Felix, a Case Study of Dyslexia in France: Gilles Leloup and Liliane Sprenger-Charolles; 3. Hassan, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Egypt: Soad A. Shahin; 4. Ka-ho, a Case Study of Dyslexia in China: Steven S.W. Chu, Kevin K.H. Chungand Fuk-chuen Ho; 5. Percy, a Case Study of Dyslexia in India: Sunil Karande and Rukhshana F. Sholapurwala

6. Johan, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Sweden: Gunnel Ingesson7. Alon, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Israel: Talya Gur and David Share; 8. Jacob, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Canada: Ronald W. Stringer, Barbara Bobrowand Brenda Linn; 9. Christian, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Germany: Regine Meier-Hedde; 10. Jankó, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Hungary: Éva Gyarmathy; 11. Xavi, a Case study of Dyslexia in Spain: Rosa Maria González Seijas

12. João, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Brazil: Simone Aparecida Capellini, GiseliDonadon Germano, Fabio HenriquePinheiro, Maria Dalva Lourencetti, LaraCristina Antunes dos Santos, and NiuraAparecida de



Moura Ribeiro Padula13. Yiannis, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Greece: Christos Skaloumbakas; 14. Taku, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Japan: Akira Uno and Jun Yamada; 15. Vicente, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Chile: Arturo Pinto Guevara; 16. Gwyn, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Australia: Christina E. Van Kraayenoord

17. Valeriy, a Case Study of Dyslexia in Russia: Olga Borisovna Inshakovaand Maria Arkhipova18. Jim, a Case Study of Dyslexia in the United States: Peggy L. Anderson; 19. Cross-Case Analysis and Reflections: Peggy L. Anderson and Regine Meier-Hedde; Appendix: Interview Protocol; International Case Studies Contributor Biographies; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dyslexia is a disability that exists in all countries that have high expectations for literacy. The inability to read in spite of normal intellectual potential represents one of the most puzzling educational challenges for literate societies, regardless of the culture or language. This book examines medical, psychological, educational, and sociological data from comprehensive case studies of preteen dyslexic children, in order to profile the disability as it occurs in seventeen different nations. Interviews with the children and their parents reveal how children with dyslexia are identified