The Routledge International Handbook of Dyslexia in Education

The Routledge International Handbook of Dyslexia in Education
Author: Gad Elbeheri
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 577
Release: 2022-07-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000590771

The Routledge International Handbook of Dyslexia in Education showcases the various examples, expertise, and successful initiatives attempted to include students with dyslexia around the globe. It highlights progress and identifies gaps for growth globally to stand united against dyslexia as a literacy problem and a specific learning disability challenge. Taking a truly global view, each chapter from world-leading experts highlights issues related to the definition of dyslexia and how it is recognised locally, its implications on relevant legislations and educational policy and how teacher training programs on dyslexia are delivered at both pre-service and in-service levels. Contributors to this handbook also discuss and compare the services and tools available to identify individuals with dyslexia, such as nationally standardized tests and tools for dyslexia assessment. Students, researchers, teachers and other educational professionals who require highly relevant, research-informed guidance on dyslexia and its awareness, identification, training, outreach, and intervention around the globe will find this handbook an essential and timely resource. Readers will also be able to identify shared experiences and good lessons from around the world, as well as learn about better strategies to guide their journey in their own local community.

Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics

Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
Author: Richard E. Behrman
Publisher: Elsevier España
Total Pages: 2694
Release: 2004
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9788481747478

Accompanying CD-ROM contains: contents of book; continuous updates; slide image library; references linked to MEDLINE; pediatric guidelines; case studies; review questions.

Human Development

Human Development
Author: Grace J. Craig
Publisher: Pearson Educación
Total Pages: 726
Release: 1999
Genre: Developmental psychology
ISBN: 9789684445161

Designed for students from a wide range of backgrounds, this text takes a chronological and interdisciplinary approach to human development. With its focus on context and culture, the 8/E illustrates that the status of human development is inextricably embedded in a study of complex and changing cultures.

Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities
Author: Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2012-03-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9535102699

Learning disability is a classification that includes several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner. Depending on the type and severity of the disability, interventions may be used to help the individual learn strategies that will foster future success. Some interventions can be quite simplistic, while others are intricate and complex. This book deserves a wide audience; it will be beneficial not only for teachers and parents struggling with attachment or behavior issues, but it will also benefit health care professionals and therapists working directly with special needs such as sensory integration dysfunction.

The Routledge Spanish Bilingual Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry

The Routledge Spanish Bilingual Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry
Author: Steven Kaplan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 2807
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1136771190

The Routledge Spanish Bilingual Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry contains over 100,000 entries making this the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of its kind. The Dictionary provides concise, comprehensive and current coverage of every word or phrase used in the study and practice of psychiatry and psychology. This valuable reference tool covers all disciplines and sub-disciplines, both research-based and clinical. This is a vital resource to those in the healthcare professions, to academicians and to those who work in translation and/or interpretation, healthcare and the law who are in contact with the English and Spanish speaking communities.

The International Book of Dyslexia

The International Book of Dyslexia
Author: Ian Smythe
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2005-01-14
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0470862866

Are difficulties in dyslexia the same the world over? What can we learn from resources and practice in different countries? In this book, individuals, institutions and organisations have been gathered from around the world to report on the policies, resources and training for people with dyslexia and those who work with them. Over 50 countries are included in this guide, together with details of dyslexia associations and resources. This unique collection offers a wealth of information to parents, teachers and individuals who are seeking support. It also will be of interest to researchers, practitioners and policy makers. This book is also available as an electronic supplement to The International Book of Dyslexia: A Cross-Language Comparison and Practice Guide which is available from your bookshop or from John Wiley & Sons Ltd ISBN 0471498416 The complete volume is an extensive and wide-ranging guide to both dyslexia research and practice around the world.

Research and Global Perspectives in Learning Disabilities

Research and Global Perspectives in Learning Disabilities
Author: Daniel P. Hallahan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2001-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135657181

The executive committee of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities planned this volume on the occasion of its 25th anniversary to honor the founder of the Academy, William M. Cruickshank.

Advances in Design for Inclusion

Advances in Design for Inclusion
Author: Giuseppe Di Bucchianico
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 615
Release: 2016-08-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319419625

This book focuses on a range of topics in design, such as universal design, design for all, digital inclusion, universal usability, and accessibility of technologies independently of people’s age, economic situation, education, geographic location, culture and language. It especially focuses on accessibility for people with auditory, cognitive, neurological, and visual impairments, ageing populations, and mobility for physical special needs. The book explores some of the overlaps between inclusive design and web accessibility to help managers, designers, developers, policy makers, and researchers optimize their efforts in these overlapping areas. Based on the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Design for Inclusion, held on July 27-31, 2016, in Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA, this book discusses new design technologies, highlighting various requirements of individuals within a community. Thanks to its multidisciplinary approach, the book represents a useful resource for readers with different kinds of backgrounds and provides them with a timely, practice-oriented guide to design for inclusion.

Overcoming Dyslexia

Overcoming Dyslexia
Author: Sally E. Shaywitz
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780375400124

Draws on recent scientific breakthroughs to explain the mechanisms underlying dyslexia, offering parents age-specific, grade-by-grade instructions on how to help their children.

Neuropsycholinguistic Perspectives on Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities

Neuropsycholinguistic Perspectives on Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities
Author: Simone Aparecida Capellini
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781600215377

This books presents research and issues related to reading and writing acquisition and problems in its acquisition, contributing as a basis for students and professionals to direct with competence isolated and integrated acquisition in reading, writing and arithmetic in normal children and in children with learning disabilities. The subjects in this book confirm the necessity of filling gaps in the understanding of integration between neurological and psycholinguistic aspects which are necessary for reading and writing development.