ABSTRACT

Dyslexia cuts across class, age and intelligence. All schools will have pupils with dyslexia and teachers of children of all ages need to be aware of the teaching methods and approaches which are most effective with these children.

This fully revised and updated edition of a classic text offers invaluable advice to teachers on how they can recognize specific learning difficulties and give practical help to children in their classes. Written in clear, jargon-free language it provides guidelines on the way children with dyslexia learn language and achieve literacy and numeracy skills. It also includes chapters on handwriting, study skills and classroom management, whilst bearing in mind numerous demands made on classroom teachers.

This new edition includes:

* the National Literacy Strategy
* how to make effective use of Teaching Assistants
* an exploration of physical development
* commentary on teaching children with diagnosed dyspraxia and Attention Deficit Disorder.

 

chapter 1|7 pages

Dyslexia

chapter 2|8 pages

Ears, eyes and IQs

chapter 3|13 pages

Speech and language processing

chapter 4|12 pages

ADD and dyspraxia

chapter 5|11 pages

Movement

chapter 6|13 pages

Reading

chapter 7|31 pages

Spelling

chapter 8|18 pages

Handwriting

chapter 9|10 pages

Sequencing

chapter 10|13 pages

Orientation

chapter 11|17 pages

Numeracy

chapter 12|14 pages

Study skills

chapter 13|16 pages

Classroom management

chapter 14|7 pages

Summary