The Dyslexia Debate

The Dyslexia Debate
Author: Julian G. Elliott
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2014-03-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0521119863

An examination of how we use the term 'dyslexia' and how this may undermine aid for struggling readers.

TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGY OF DYSLEXIA: Exploring Links between Dyslexia, Disability and Social Class

TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGY OF DYSLEXIA: Exploring Links between Dyslexia, Disability and Social Class
Author: Stephen James Macdonald
Publisher: Stephen James Macdonald
Total Pages: 286
Release:
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3639131134

The aim of this book is to establish a sociological understanding of dyslexia within adulthood. The research explores the effects dyslexia has on the lives of individuals within an educational and employment context. A feature of the study is that it draws from literature within the social model of disability rather than employing the psycho- educational approach that dominates contemporary research. The study has placed dyslexia within the field of disability studies in an attempt to understand how this syndrome can be interpreted through the concept of disabling barriers. In order to explore dyslexia within the field of disability studies the book employs a biographical narrative approach. The book discusses the importance of identifying and supporting people with dyslexia within education and employment. By acknowledging that dyslexia is affected by issues of socio- economic status, the research has broadened the debate in relation to labelling individuals within education. The study has developed a pro-labelling approach based on evidence from the social and educational perspectives in order to represent the voices of participants within this study.

Specific Dyslexia

Specific Dyslexia
Author: Sandhya Naidoo
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1972
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Specific Learning Disabilities

Specific Learning Disabilities
Author: Yitzchak Frank
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2014
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199862958

This work discusses specific learning disabilities (SLD), with a special attention to the biology of these diverse conditions. It highlights the large biological component in the pathophysiology of SLE and the contribution of new biological investigative tools to the understanding of SLD such as dyslexia and dyscalculia and to the evaluation of therapies. It also discusses the relatively unrecognised emotional aspects of SLD, and the sometime devastating effects that these conditions have on the life of affected subjects and their families, in and out of the classroom.

Perspectives on the Classification of Specific Developmental Disorders

Perspectives on the Classification of Specific Developmental Disorders
Author: J. Rispens
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9401725810

Perspectives on the Classification of Specific Developmental Disorders is an up-to-date review of the controversy surrounding the classification of such disparate disorders as reading, spelling, writing, and language disorders. Severe and specific impairments in these functions do exist and appear to follow a developmental course. How to identify children presenting with such problems and how to operationalize the disorders has long challenged professionals. This text grew from an international symposium held in the Netherlands, but all chapters have been specially prepared for the publication. Described in the foreword by Sir Michael Rutter, FRS, as ` ... thoughtful and well informed discussions ... that may serve as a basis for a problem-solving set of both research strategies and practical steps that will ensure real resolutions of the dilemmas outlined here', the text should serve as a stimulating source for debate of the many issues involved.