Dyslexia, Speech and Language (eBook)

Edited by Margaret Snowling, University of York, UK. Edited by Joy Stackhouse, University of Sheffield, UK.

Dyslexia, Speech and Language A Practitioner’s Handbook Second Edition 3
Contents 7
Preface to the Second Edition 9
Preface to the First Edition 10
Contributors 11
Chapter 1 Language skills and learning to read: the dyslexia spectrum 13
Chapter 2 Speech and spelling difficulties: what to look for 27
Chapter 3 The dyslexic brain 48
Chapter 4 The prediction and screening of children’s reading difficulties 66
Chapter 5 Assessing speech and language skills in the school-age child 86
Chapter 6 Assessing reading and spelling skills 110
Chapter 7 Assessing children’s reading comprehension 140
Chapter 8 Short-term memory: assessment and intervention 155
Chapter 9 Phonological awareness and reading intervention 179
Chapter 10 Spelling: challenges and strategies for the dyslexic learner and the teacher 210
Chapter 11 Developing handwriting skills 241
Chapter 12 Managing the needs of pupils with dyslexia in mainstream classrooms 265
Chapter 13 The assessment and management of psychosocial aspects of reading and language impairments 290
Chapter 14 Supporting language and literacy in the early years: interdisciplinary training 314
Chapter 15 Current themes and future directions 332
References 341
Author index 367
Subject index 373

"... the second edition offers sufficient new and updated information to make its purchase worthwhile." (Dyslexia Review, September 2006)