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Dyslexia : a visual approach / Carlo Aleci
Dyslexia : a visual approach / Carlo Aleci
Autore Aleci, Carlo
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science, 2013
Descrizione fisica 368 p. : ill. ; 27 cm
Disciplina 616.85/53
Soggetto topico Dyslexia
ISBN 9781626185340 (hardcover)
Classificazione LC RJ496.A5
617.7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNISALENTO-991002310879707536
Aleci, Carlo  
Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science, 2013
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Dyslexia : developing the debate / / Julian Elliott and Roderick I. Nicolson ; edited by Andrew Davis
Dyslexia : developing the debate / / Julian Elliott and Roderick I. Nicolson ; edited by Andrew Davis
Autore Elliott Julian <1955->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (218 p.)
Disciplina 616.85/53
Collana Key debates in educational policy
Soggetto topico Dyslexia - Diagnosis
Dyslexia - Treatment
Dyslexia
ISBN 1-4742-3376-7
1-4742-3374-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Series Editor's Preface -- Key Debates in Educational Policy, Christopher Winch -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction, Andrew Davis -- Part One Developmental Dyslexia: The Bigger Picture, Roderick I. Nicolson -- Part Two Dyslexia: Beyond the Debate, Julian Elliott -- Part Three Response to Julian Elliott, Roderick I. Nicolson -- Part Four Response to Roderick I. Nicolson, Julian Elliott -- Afterword: Some Philosophical Reflections, Andrew Davis -- Bibliography -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910511638003321
Elliott Julian <1955->  
London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2016
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Dyslexia : developing the debate / / Julian Elliott and Roderick I. Nicolson ; edited by Andrew Davis
Dyslexia : developing the debate / / Julian Elliott and Roderick I. Nicolson ; edited by Andrew Davis
Autore Elliott Julian <1955->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (218 p.)
Disciplina 616.85/53
Collana Key debates in educational policy
Soggetto topico Dyslexia - Diagnosis
Dyslexia - Treatment
Dyslexia
ISBN 1-4742-3376-7
1-4742-3374-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Series Editor's Preface -- Key Debates in Educational Policy, Christopher Winch -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction, Andrew Davis -- Part One Developmental Dyslexia: The Bigger Picture, Roderick I. Nicolson -- Part Two Dyslexia: Beyond the Debate, Julian Elliott -- Part Three Response to Julian Elliott, Roderick I. Nicolson -- Part Four Response to Roderick I. Nicolson, Julian Elliott -- Afterword: Some Philosophical Reflections, Andrew Davis -- Bibliography -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910798127203321
Elliott Julian <1955->  
London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2016
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Dyslexia : developing the debate / / Julian Elliott and Roderick I. Nicolson ; edited by Andrew Davis
Dyslexia : developing the debate / / Julian Elliott and Roderick I. Nicolson ; edited by Andrew Davis
Autore Elliott Julian <1955->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (218 p.)
Disciplina 616.85/53
Collana Key debates in educational policy
Soggetto topico Dyslexia - Diagnosis
Dyslexia - Treatment
Dyslexia
ISBN 1-4742-3376-7
1-4742-3374-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Series Editor's Preface -- Key Debates in Educational Policy, Christopher Winch -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction, Andrew Davis -- Part One Developmental Dyslexia: The Bigger Picture, Roderick I. Nicolson -- Part Two Dyslexia: Beyond the Debate, Julian Elliott -- Part Three Response to Julian Elliott, Roderick I. Nicolson -- Part Four Response to Roderick I. Nicolson, Julian Elliott -- Afterword: Some Philosophical Reflections, Andrew Davis -- Bibliography -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910807633803321
Elliott Julian <1955->  
London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2016
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Dyslexia, learning, and the brain [[electronic resource] /] / Roderick I. Nicolson and Angela J. Fawcett
Dyslexia, learning, and the brain [[electronic resource] /] / Roderick I. Nicolson and Angela J. Fawcett
Autore Nicolson Rod
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (307 p.)
Disciplina 616.85/53
Altri autori (Persone) FawcettAngela
Soggetto topico Dyslexia
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-262-28066-3
1-4356-5501-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Theoretical explanations of developmental dyslexia -- Reading and learning -- Dyslexia and automaticity -- Dyslexia and the cerebellum -- Dyslexia and development -- Dyslexia in 2006 -- Dyslexia, learning, and neural systems -- Dyslexia : looking forward.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910454391003321
Nicolson Rod  
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2008
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Dyslexia, reading, and the brain [[electronic resource] ] : a sourcebook of psychological and biological research / / Alan A. Beaton
Dyslexia, reading, and the brain [[electronic resource] ] : a sourcebook of psychological and biological research / / Alan A. Beaton
Autore Beaton Alan
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hove, East Sussex ; ; New York, : Psychology Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (444 p.)
Disciplina 616.85/53
Soggetto topico Dyslexia
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-24353-8
9786610243532
0-203-46344-7
Classificazione 80.26
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Pt. I. The cognitive context . What is dyslexia? Introduction ; The concept of dyslexia ; Dyslexia and IQ ; Dyslexics versus poor readers ; Is dyslexia part of a continuum of reading ability? ; One hump or two? -- The theoretical context of normal reading development. Theoretical approaches to reading ; Stage theories of reading development -- The development of reading: the role of phonological awareness. Knowledge of letter names and sounds ; The assessment of phonological awareness ; The relation between phonological awareness and reading ; The self-teaching hypothesis ; On rhymes and rimes ; The role of analogy in children's reading ; The clue-word studies ; Rhyme versus phonemic segmentation in early reading: the small- versus large-unit debate -- Phonological awareness, phonological recoding and dyslexia. The phonological deficit hypothesis of dyslexia ; Phonological recoding in dyslexia ; Intervention studies ; Phonological awareness and verbal memory ; Sight reading of whole words ; Are there sub-types of dyslexia? ; Reading in orthographically transparent and opaque languages: the orthographic depth hypothesis -- The general language context. Poor comprehenders ; reading and general language ability ; Naming deficits in dyslexia ; Articulation problems in dyslexia ; Developmental language delay (specific language impairment) and dyslexia -- Auditory perception, the temporal processing deficit hypothesis and motor skills. Speech perception and reading difficulties ; Electrophysiological indices of auditory processing impairment in dyslexia ; Temporal order and reading ; Temporal aspects of speech perception ; The temporal processing deficit hypothesis of dyslexia ; More on temporal processing: psychophysical and electrophysiological studies of auditory perception in relation to reading ; Correlations between temporal aspects of auditory and visual functions and reading ; Motor deficits in dyslexia ; The automization deficit hypothesis ; The cerebellar deficit hypothesis.
Pt. II: The biological context. Biological aspects of dyslexia. Genetic factors in reading disability ; Genetics and definitions of dyslexia ; Genetics and normal variation in reading and language ability ; Gyral patterns -- Laterality, dyslexia and hormones. Mirror-writing and mirror reading ; Handedness and crossed hand-eye dominance ; Is left-handedness sinister? ; Left-handedness and dyslexia ; Pathological left-handedness ; Cerebral laterality and reading ; The hormonal theory of dyslexia -- Neuro-anatomic aspects of dyslexia. Broca's area ; The planum temporale ; Interhemispheric transfer and the corpus callosum ; Bimanual coordination deficits in dyslexia: the callosal deficit hypothesis ; Morphology of the corpus callosum in dyslexia ; Beyond the cortex -- Functional brain imaging and reading. Positron emission tomography ; Functional magnetic resonance imagery ; PET studies and dyslexia ; fMRI studies and dyslexia ; Further neuro-electric techniques ; The cerebellum and dyslexia -- Visual aspects of dyslexia. Visuo-perceptual factors in reading and dyslexia ; Eye movements and dyslexia ; Orthoptic and binocular factors in reading ; The use of coloured lenses and overlays in reading ; Retinal factors in dyslexia -- The magnocellular deficit hypothesis. The magnocellular sub-division of the visual system ; Dyslexia and the magno system -- Concluding comments. Who is dyslexic? ; What causes dyslexia?
Record Nr. UNINA-9910450066903321
Beaton Alan  
Hove, East Sussex ; ; New York, : Psychology Press, 2004
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Dyslexia, reading, and the brain [[electronic resource] ] : a sourcebook of psychological and biological research / / Alan A. Beaton
Dyslexia, reading, and the brain [[electronic resource] ] : a sourcebook of psychological and biological research / / Alan A. Beaton
Autore Beaton Alan
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hove, East Sussex ; ; New York, : Psychology Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (444 p.)
Disciplina 616.85/53
Soggetto topico Dyslexia
ISBN 1-135-42274-5
1-280-24353-8
9786610243532
0-203-46344-7
Classificazione 80.26
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Pt. I. The cognitive context . What is dyslexia? Introduction ; The concept of dyslexia ; Dyslexia and IQ ; Dyslexics versus poor readers ; Is dyslexia part of a continuum of reading ability? ; One hump or two? -- The theoretical context of normal reading development. Theoretical approaches to reading ; Stage theories of reading development -- The development of reading: the role of phonological awareness. Knowledge of letter names and sounds ; The assessment of phonological awareness ; The relation between phonological awareness and reading ; The self-teaching hypothesis ; On rhymes and rimes ; The role of analogy in children's reading ; The clue-word studies ; Rhyme versus phonemic segmentation in early reading: the small- versus large-unit debate -- Phonological awareness, phonological recoding and dyslexia. The phonological deficit hypothesis of dyslexia ; Phonological recoding in dyslexia ; Intervention studies ; Phonological awareness and verbal memory ; Sight reading of whole words ; Are there sub-types of dyslexia? ; Reading in orthographically transparent and opaque languages: the orthographic depth hypothesis -- The general language context. Poor comprehenders ; reading and general language ability ; Naming deficits in dyslexia ; Articulation problems in dyslexia ; Developmental language delay (specific language impairment) and dyslexia -- Auditory perception, the temporal processing deficit hypothesis and motor skills. Speech perception and reading difficulties ; Electrophysiological indices of auditory processing impairment in dyslexia ; Temporal order and reading ; Temporal aspects of speech perception ; The temporal processing deficit hypothesis of dyslexia ; More on temporal processing: psychophysical and electrophysiological studies of auditory perception in relation to reading ; Correlations between temporal aspects of auditory and visual functions and reading ; Motor deficits in dyslexia ; The automization deficit hypothesis ; The cerebellar deficit hypothesis.
Pt. II: The biological context. Biological aspects of dyslexia. Genetic factors in reading disability ; Genetics and definitions of dyslexia ; Genetics and normal variation in reading and language ability ; Gyral patterns -- Laterality, dyslexia and hormones. Mirror-writing and mirror reading ; Handedness and crossed hand-eye dominance ; Is left-handedness sinister? ; Left-handedness and dyslexia ; Pathological left-handedness ; Cerebral laterality and reading ; The hormonal theory of dyslexia -- Neuro-anatomic aspects of dyslexia. Broca's area ; The planum temporale ; Interhemispheric transfer and the corpus callosum ; Bimanual coordination deficits in dyslexia: the callosal deficit hypothesis ; Morphology of the corpus callosum in dyslexia ; Beyond the cortex -- Functional brain imaging and reading. Positron emission tomography ; Functional magnetic resonance imagery ; PET studies and dyslexia ; fMRI studies and dyslexia ; Further neuro-electric techniques ; The cerebellum and dyslexia -- Visual aspects of dyslexia. Visuo-perceptual factors in reading and dyslexia ; Eye movements and dyslexia ; Orthoptic and binocular factors in reading ; The use of coloured lenses and overlays in reading ; Retinal factors in dyslexia -- The magnocellular deficit hypothesis. The magnocellular sub-division of the visual system ; Dyslexia and the magno system -- Concluding comments. Who is dyslexic? ; What causes dyslexia?
Record Nr. UNINA-9910783611603321
Beaton Alan  
Hove, East Sussex ; ; New York, : Psychology Press, 2004
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Dyslexia, reading, and the brain : a sourcebook of psychological and biological research / / Alan A. Beaton
Dyslexia, reading, and the brain : a sourcebook of psychological and biological research / / Alan A. Beaton
Autore Beaton Alan
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hove, East Sussex ; ; New York, : Psychology Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (444 p.)
Disciplina 616.85/53
Soggetto topico Dyslexia
ISBN 1-135-42274-5
1-280-24353-8
9786610243532
0-203-46344-7
Classificazione 80.26
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Pt. I. The cognitive context . What is dyslexia? Introduction ; The concept of dyslexia ; Dyslexia and IQ ; Dyslexics versus poor readers ; Is dyslexia part of a continuum of reading ability? ; One hump or two? -- The theoretical context of normal reading development. Theoretical approaches to reading ; Stage theories of reading development -- The development of reading: the role of phonological awareness. Knowledge of letter names and sounds ; The assessment of phonological awareness ; The relation between phonological awareness and reading ; The self-teaching hypothesis ; On rhymes and rimes ; The role of analogy in children's reading ; The clue-word studies ; Rhyme versus phonemic segmentation in early reading: the small- versus large-unit debate -- Phonological awareness, phonological recoding and dyslexia. The phonological deficit hypothesis of dyslexia ; Phonological recoding in dyslexia ; Intervention studies ; Phonological awareness and verbal memory ; Sight reading of whole words ; Are there sub-types of dyslexia? ; Reading in orthographically transparent and opaque languages: the orthographic depth hypothesis -- The general language context. Poor comprehenders ; reading and general language ability ; Naming deficits in dyslexia ; Articulation problems in dyslexia ; Developmental language delay (specific language impairment) and dyslexia -- Auditory perception, the temporal processing deficit hypothesis and motor skills. Speech perception and reading difficulties ; Electrophysiological indices of auditory processing impairment in dyslexia ; Temporal order and reading ; Temporal aspects of speech perception ; The temporal processing deficit hypothesis of dyslexia ; More on temporal processing: psychophysical and electrophysiological studies of auditory perception in relation to reading ; Correlations between temporal aspects of auditory and visual functions and reading ; Motor deficits in dyslexia ; The automization deficit hypothesis ; The cerebellar deficit hypothesis.
Pt. II: The biological context. Biological aspects of dyslexia. Genetic factors in reading disability ; Genetics and definitions of dyslexia ; Genetics and normal variation in reading and language ability ; Gyral patterns -- Laterality, dyslexia and hormones. Mirror-writing and mirror reading ; Handedness and crossed hand-eye dominance ; Is left-handedness sinister? ; Left-handedness and dyslexia ; Pathological left-handedness ; Cerebral laterality and reading ; The hormonal theory of dyslexia -- Neuro-anatomic aspects of dyslexia. Broca's area ; The planum temporale ; Interhemispheric transfer and the corpus callosum ; Bimanual coordination deficits in dyslexia: the callosal deficit hypothesis ; Morphology of the corpus callosum in dyslexia ; Beyond the cortex -- Functional brain imaging and reading. Positron emission tomography ; Functional magnetic resonance imagery ; PET studies and dyslexia ; fMRI studies and dyslexia ; Further neuro-electric techniques ; The cerebellum and dyslexia -- Visual aspects of dyslexia. Visuo-perceptual factors in reading and dyslexia ; Eye movements and dyslexia ; Orthoptic and binocular factors in reading ; The use of coloured lenses and overlays in reading ; Retinal factors in dyslexia -- The magnocellular deficit hypothesis. The magnocellular sub-division of the visual system ; Dyslexia and the magno system -- Concluding comments. Who is dyslexic? ; What causes dyslexia?
Record Nr. UNINA-9910821887003321
Beaton Alan  
Hove, East Sussex ; ; New York, : Psychology Press, 2004
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The dyslexic adult [[electronic resource] ] : interventions and outcomes : an evidence based approach / / David McLoughlin, Carol Leather
The dyslexic adult [[electronic resource] ] : interventions and outcomes : an evidence based approach / / David McLoughlin, Carol Leather
Autore McLoughlin David <1948-, >
Edizione [Second edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, : BPS Blackwell, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (338 pages)
Disciplina 616.85/53
Soggetto topico Dyslexia
Dyslexics
ISBN 1-118-32337-8
1-118-32332-7
1-299-15939-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- The Dyslexic Adult -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- 1. Dyslexia in the Adult Years -- Introduction -- History -- Terminology -- Defining Dyslexia -- Evidence-based Practice -- The Nature of Dyslexia: Behavioural Characteristics -- Observable Behavioural Characteristics -- Affective Characteristics -- Positive Characteristics -- Behavioural Characteristics: Empirical Evidence -- Explaining Characteristics -- Biology and Neurology -- Cognition -- Dyslexia: AWorking Memory Model -- Explaining Positive Characteristics -- Explaining Affective Characteristics -- A Working Definition -- Dyslexia and Other Syndromes -- Dyspraxia -- Dyscalculia -- Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- Asperger's Syndrome -- Visual Stress -- Degrees of Dyslexia -- The Prevalence of Dyslexia -- Summary -- 2. Interventions -- Introduction -- Psychological Development in the Adult Years -- Transitions -- Successful Adjustment -- Risk and Resilience -- Learning in Adulthood -- Types of Intervention -- The Role of the Tutor/Coach -- Key Skills -- The Development of Metacognitive Skills -- Skill Development, Compensation and Accommodation: An Integrated Framework for Development -- Alternative Interventions -- Summary -- 3. Identification and Assessment -- Introduction -- Information Gathering -- Interviews -- Screening -- Checklists -- Computer-based Tests -- LADS - Plus Version -- StudyScan and QuickScan -- Individually Administered Tests -- York Adult Assessment Battery -- Dyslexia Adult Screening Test (DAST) -- Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults (SATA) -- Formal Diagnosis -- Testing Intelligence -- WAIS-IV -- Verbal Tests -- Working Memory Tests -- Perceptual Reasoning Tests -- Processing Speed -- The Global Composite - Full Scale IQ.
The Specific Composite - Index Scores -- The Sub-test - Level WAIS-IV as an Ipsative Test -- The Item Level and Task Cognitive Capacities -- Abbreviated Scales -- Tests for Teachers -- Further Psychological Testing -- Phonological Processing and Naming Speed -- Memory Ability -- Executive Functioning -- Achievements in Literacy and Numeracy -- Reading -- Reading Levels -- The Components of a Reading Assessment -- Decoding -- Comprehension -- Listening Comprehension -- Speed of Reading -- The Assessment of Metacognition in Reading -- The Assessment of Reading Skills and Information Technology -- Writing and Spelling -- Numeracy -- Measuring Affective Characteristics -- Self-Esteem -- Anxiety -- Re-assessment -- Diagnosis and English as an Additional Language -- Diagnosis and Other Syndromes -- Dyspraxia/DCD -- Dyscalculia -- ADD/ADHD -- Asperger's Syndrome -- Visual Stress -- Pretending to Have a Learning Difficulty -- Feedback to Client -- Report Writing -- Summary -- Appendix A: Sample Report -- Appendix B: A Guide through the Maze of Assessments -- 4. Counselling -- Introduction -- Aims of Counselling -- Issues in Counselling Dyslexic People -- Approaches to Counselling -- Couple Counselling -- Referring On -- Summary -- 5. Personal Development -- Introduction -- Self-understanding -- The Nature of the Difficulty -- Interpreting Dyslexia -- Abilities and Strengths -- Metacognition -- The Importance of Metacognition to Learning and Working -- A Metacognitive Technique -- Issues in Personal Development -- Self Advocacy -- Personal Organisation -- Goal Setting -- Prioritisation -- Memory Skills -- Social Skills -- A Dyslexic Person's Perspective -- A Case History - C -- Summary -- 6. Literacy for Living -- Introduction -- Prose Literacy -- Document Literacy -- Quantitative Literacy -- Lifelong Learning -- Planning a Programme.
Information Processing and Literacy -- Improving Levels of Literacy -- Improving Reading Accuracy -- Improving Reading Comprehension -- The Pass Reading Strategy -- Improving Spelling -- Improving Writing -- Improving Quantative Literacy -- A Dyslexic Person's Perspective -- Coaches Comment -- Summary -- 7. Academic and Professional Learning Skills -- Introduction -- The Keys to Success in Higher and Professional Education -- The Importance of Metacognition -- Self-understanding and Self-reflection -- Self Reflection Attribution and Self Efficacy -- Learning and Working Styles -- Cognitive Learning Differences -- Behavioural Learning Styles -- Time Management -- Organisation of Work -- Reading -- Critical Reading Skills -- Comprehending Diagrammatic and Tabular Formats -- Essay Writing -- Understanding the Task - Question Analysis and Process Words -- Proofreading -- Grammar and Punctuation -- Spelling -- Listening Comprehension -- Note Taking -- Note Making -- Revision and Memory Skills -- Examinations -- Statistics -- Presentations -- Working in a Group -- Tutorials -- The Role of the Tutor -- The Role of the Student -- The Keys to Success -- The Responsibilities of Colleges and Universities -- Study Skills Course Outline -- A Dyslexic Person's Perspective -- Sample Assessment Report -- Summary -- 8. Career Development and Guidance -- Introduction -- Approaches to Counselling and Development -- Career Guidance: A Decision Making Model -- Career Guidance and the Dyslexic: A Model -- Case Example -- Career Development -- A Dyslexic's Perspective: Dyslexia and Journalism -- Summary -- 9. Dyslexia At Work -- Introduction -- The Whole Organisation: Awareness Training -- Disclosure: To Tell or Not To Tell -- Goodness of Fit -- Recruitment and Selection -- Recruitment -- Selection -- The Workplace Assessment/Consultation -- The Manager's Role.
Challenges Facing Dyslexic People -- Metacognitive Skills at Work -- Transfer of Skills -- Evaluation and Reflection -- Changes and Transitions at Work -- Support in the Workplace -- Tutoring Training, Coaching and Mentoring -- A Coaching Example -- Programme Length -- Mentoring -- Addressing Challenges -- Organisation -- Time Management and Work Prioritisation -- Organisation of Work and the Work Space -- Memory -- Reading at Work -- Reading for Information -- Reading Complex Material -- Specific Visual Difficulties -- Performance Issues -- Written Work in the Office -- Record Keeping -- Report Writing -- Numeracy -- Proofreading and Checking -- Listening Skills at Work -- Minute and Note Taking -- Meetings -- Working in a Team -- Interviews -- A Note on the Use of Technology -- Workplace Consultancy Report -- A Coaching Course Outline -- Summary -- 10. Advocacy -- Introduction -- The Legislative Framework -- Dyslexia as a Mental Impairment -- Adverse Effects which are Substantial -- Long-Term Substantial Effects -- Normal Day-to-Day Effects -- Reasonable Adjustments -- Individual Needs -- Integrated Experience -- Essential Requirements of the Job/Course -- An Undue Financial or Administrative Burden -- Adjustments in Recruitment, Selection and Promotion -- Types of Test Accommodations/Adjustments -- Disclosing Dyslexia -- When to Say Something -- Whom to Tell -- What to Say -- Policy and Practice in Employment -- Legislation in Education and Training -- Policy in Higher Education -- Self-Help and Self-Help Groups -- Dyslexia and Criminal Law -- Summary -- Epilogue -- Appendix A Sample Interview Schedule -- Appendix B Useful Contact Addresses -- References -- Index.
Record Nr. UNISA-996211148903316
McLoughlin David <1948-, >  
Hoboken, : BPS Blackwell, 2013
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The dyslexic adult [[electronic resource] ] : interventions and outcomes : an evidence based approach / / David McLoughlin, Carol Leather
The dyslexic adult [[electronic resource] ] : interventions and outcomes : an evidence based approach / / David McLoughlin, Carol Leather
Autore McLoughlin David <1948-, >
Edizione [Second edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, : BPS Blackwell, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (338 pages)
Disciplina 616.85/53
Soggetto topico Dyslexia
Dyslexics
ISBN 1-118-32337-8
1-118-32332-7
1-299-15939-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- The Dyslexic Adult -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- 1. Dyslexia in the Adult Years -- Introduction -- History -- Terminology -- Defining Dyslexia -- Evidence-based Practice -- The Nature of Dyslexia: Behavioural Characteristics -- Observable Behavioural Characteristics -- Affective Characteristics -- Positive Characteristics -- Behavioural Characteristics: Empirical Evidence -- Explaining Characteristics -- Biology and Neurology -- Cognition -- Dyslexia: AWorking Memory Model -- Explaining Positive Characteristics -- Explaining Affective Characteristics -- A Working Definition -- Dyslexia and Other Syndromes -- Dyspraxia -- Dyscalculia -- Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- Asperger's Syndrome -- Visual Stress -- Degrees of Dyslexia -- The Prevalence of Dyslexia -- Summary -- 2. Interventions -- Introduction -- Psychological Development in the Adult Years -- Transitions -- Successful Adjustment -- Risk and Resilience -- Learning in Adulthood -- Types of Intervention -- The Role of the Tutor/Coach -- Key Skills -- The Development of Metacognitive Skills -- Skill Development, Compensation and Accommodation: An Integrated Framework for Development -- Alternative Interventions -- Summary -- 3. Identification and Assessment -- Introduction -- Information Gathering -- Interviews -- Screening -- Checklists -- Computer-based Tests -- LADS - Plus Version -- StudyScan and QuickScan -- Individually Administered Tests -- York Adult Assessment Battery -- Dyslexia Adult Screening Test (DAST) -- Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults (SATA) -- Formal Diagnosis -- Testing Intelligence -- WAIS-IV -- Verbal Tests -- Working Memory Tests -- Perceptual Reasoning Tests -- Processing Speed -- The Global Composite - Full Scale IQ.
The Specific Composite - Index Scores -- The Sub-test - Level WAIS-IV as an Ipsative Test -- The Item Level and Task Cognitive Capacities -- Abbreviated Scales -- Tests for Teachers -- Further Psychological Testing -- Phonological Processing and Naming Speed -- Memory Ability -- Executive Functioning -- Achievements in Literacy and Numeracy -- Reading -- Reading Levels -- The Components of a Reading Assessment -- Decoding -- Comprehension -- Listening Comprehension -- Speed of Reading -- The Assessment of Metacognition in Reading -- The Assessment of Reading Skills and Information Technology -- Writing and Spelling -- Numeracy -- Measuring Affective Characteristics -- Self-Esteem -- Anxiety -- Re-assessment -- Diagnosis and English as an Additional Language -- Diagnosis and Other Syndromes -- Dyspraxia/DCD -- Dyscalculia -- ADD/ADHD -- Asperger's Syndrome -- Visual Stress -- Pretending to Have a Learning Difficulty -- Feedback to Client -- Report Writing -- Summary -- Appendix A: Sample Report -- Appendix B: A Guide through the Maze of Assessments -- 4. Counselling -- Introduction -- Aims of Counselling -- Issues in Counselling Dyslexic People -- Approaches to Counselling -- Couple Counselling -- Referring On -- Summary -- 5. Personal Development -- Introduction -- Self-understanding -- The Nature of the Difficulty -- Interpreting Dyslexia -- Abilities and Strengths -- Metacognition -- The Importance of Metacognition to Learning and Working -- A Metacognitive Technique -- Issues in Personal Development -- Self Advocacy -- Personal Organisation -- Goal Setting -- Prioritisation -- Memory Skills -- Social Skills -- A Dyslexic Person's Perspective -- A Case History - C -- Summary -- 6. Literacy for Living -- Introduction -- Prose Literacy -- Document Literacy -- Quantitative Literacy -- Lifelong Learning -- Planning a Programme.
Information Processing and Literacy -- Improving Levels of Literacy -- Improving Reading Accuracy -- Improving Reading Comprehension -- The Pass Reading Strategy -- Improving Spelling -- Improving Writing -- Improving Quantative Literacy -- A Dyslexic Person's Perspective -- Coaches Comment -- Summary -- 7. Academic and Professional Learning Skills -- Introduction -- The Keys to Success in Higher and Professional Education -- The Importance of Metacognition -- Self-understanding and Self-reflection -- Self Reflection Attribution and Self Efficacy -- Learning and Working Styles -- Cognitive Learning Differences -- Behavioural Learning Styles -- Time Management -- Organisation of Work -- Reading -- Critical Reading Skills -- Comprehending Diagrammatic and Tabular Formats -- Essay Writing -- Understanding the Task - Question Analysis and Process Words -- Proofreading -- Grammar and Punctuation -- Spelling -- Listening Comprehension -- Note Taking -- Note Making -- Revision and Memory Skills -- Examinations -- Statistics -- Presentations -- Working in a Group -- Tutorials -- The Role of the Tutor -- The Role of the Student -- The Keys to Success -- The Responsibilities of Colleges and Universities -- Study Skills Course Outline -- A Dyslexic Person's Perspective -- Sample Assessment Report -- Summary -- 8. Career Development and Guidance -- Introduction -- Approaches to Counselling and Development -- Career Guidance: A Decision Making Model -- Career Guidance and the Dyslexic: A Model -- Case Example -- Career Development -- A Dyslexic's Perspective: Dyslexia and Journalism -- Summary -- 9. Dyslexia At Work -- Introduction -- The Whole Organisation: Awareness Training -- Disclosure: To Tell or Not To Tell -- Goodness of Fit -- Recruitment and Selection -- Recruitment -- Selection -- The Workplace Assessment/Consultation -- The Manager's Role.
Challenges Facing Dyslexic People -- Metacognitive Skills at Work -- Transfer of Skills -- Evaluation and Reflection -- Changes and Transitions at Work -- Support in the Workplace -- Tutoring Training, Coaching and Mentoring -- A Coaching Example -- Programme Length -- Mentoring -- Addressing Challenges -- Organisation -- Time Management and Work Prioritisation -- Organisation of Work and the Work Space -- Memory -- Reading at Work -- Reading for Information -- Reading Complex Material -- Specific Visual Difficulties -- Performance Issues -- Written Work in the Office -- Record Keeping -- Report Writing -- Numeracy -- Proofreading and Checking -- Listening Skills at Work -- Minute and Note Taking -- Meetings -- Working in a Team -- Interviews -- A Note on the Use of Technology -- Workplace Consultancy Report -- A Coaching Course Outline -- Summary -- 10. Advocacy -- Introduction -- The Legislative Framework -- Dyslexia as a Mental Impairment -- Adverse Effects which are Substantial -- Long-Term Substantial Effects -- Normal Day-to-Day Effects -- Reasonable Adjustments -- Individual Needs -- Integrated Experience -- Essential Requirements of the Job/Course -- An Undue Financial or Administrative Burden -- Adjustments in Recruitment, Selection and Promotion -- Types of Test Accommodations/Adjustments -- Disclosing Dyslexia -- When to Say Something -- Whom to Tell -- What to Say -- Policy and Practice in Employment -- Legislation in Education and Training -- Policy in Higher Education -- Self-Help and Self-Help Groups -- Dyslexia and Criminal Law -- Summary -- Epilogue -- Appendix A Sample Interview Schedule -- Appendix B Useful Contact Addresses -- References -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910138862003321
McLoughlin David <1948-, >  
Hoboken, : BPS Blackwell, 2013
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