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.

A Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia

A Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia
Author: Hans-Jörgen Gjessing
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441987045

Psychological and educational researchers in the Scandinavian countries have cooperated in a research effort relating to children's learning disabilities for more than a decade. Support has come from the federal governments and other funding agencies in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark through the Secretariat for Scan dinavian Cultural Cooperation. A number of independent studies have already been published, dealing with various aspects oflearning disabilities in the literacy skills of reading and writing. The largest and most comprehensive study was the Bergen Project, a longitudi nal study of an entire cohort of children, with special emphasis on those who developed specific learning disabilities in reading and writing (dyslexia). These dyslexic children were studied, diagnosed, and treated over a period of nine years, along with various control and comparison groups, which included a large subgroup with general learning disabilities (retarded). The Bergen Project involved the collection of voluminous data. The children were identified by means of special diagnostic tests and treated using remedial materials and techniques that had been developed to deal with various types of dyslexia. The ophthalmology team not only tested the children, but they also prescribed and provided glasses, and even performed surgery when necessary. The pediatric neurologists did general pediatric and neurological examinations, following up many of the cases with EEGs and CT (computerized tomography, brain x-rays).

Dyslexia: A Global Issue

Dyslexia: A Global Issue
Author: Rattihalli N. Malatesha
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9400969295

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Maratea, Italy, October 10-22, 1982

Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia)

Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia)
Author: Mr Peter D Pumfrey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136122842

Drawing on the work of eleven experienced educational psychologists, this book presents a variety of approaches to prevention, identification and intervention and makes practical recommendations for future progress.

The SAGE Handbook of Dyslexia

The SAGE Handbook of Dyslexia
Author: Gavin Reid
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 559
Release: 2008-09-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1473971764

The SAGE Handbook of Dyslexia is a comprehensive overview of a complex field. It is a rich, critical assessment of past and present theory and current research, which also looks to the future. The editors have brought together key figures from the international academic world - both researchers and practitioners - to examine the relationships between theoretical paradigms, research and practice, and to map new areas of research. The book has 5 main sections: - neurological/genetic perspectives - cognitive and learning perspectives - educational influences - beyond school - international perspectives.

Linguistic Disorders and Pathologies

Linguistic Disorders and Pathologies
Author: Gerhard Blanken
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 978
Release: 2008-07-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110203375

This handbook is geared towards the following aims: Reviewing the state of research on disordered language perception and production in adults and children. Describing and discussing present attempts at modelling human language processing by using linguistic disorders and pathologies as a data base. Presenting diagnostic and therapeutic concepts. Pointing out gaps and inconcistencies in current knowledge and theories. In bringing together knowlegde of different sources and disciplines under a common roof, the editors have achieved a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in the field of language pathology. Because of the diversity of the disciplines contributing to this scientific field, the chapters differ clearly in theories and methodologies. Yet this handbook represents a clear and common interdisciplinary contribution to linguistic disorders and pathologies and, furthermore, demonstrates the amount of interdisciplinary interaction still required. We chose this title in order to encompass as broadly as possible abnormalities and alterations of language perception, comprehension and production in adults and children, including nonpathological disorders. This handbook will be of interest to anybody involved with disordered language and/or language and speech disturbances, such as linguists and psychologists working in related research areas or teaching related subjects, scientists analyzing and modelling linguistic and cognitive processes (e.g. in Cognitive Psychology, Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Neuropsychology, Behavioural Neurology, Artificial Intelligence Research, and Cognitive Science), clinicians dealing with aquired or developmental language disorders, and speech pathologists and therapists. Besides presenting the state of the art, the handbook provides rich bibliographical information for research workers, clinicians, and advanced students.

Specific Dyslexia

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