Thomson, Michael E. creator text bibliography enk London Jersey City, NJ Whurr 1991 3rd ed. monographic eng

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xii, 307 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Part 1 Introduction: barriers to learning; the concept of developmental dyslexia; emotional correlates of dyslexia; sex differences; subtypes of dyslexia; genetic aspects; offical attitudes to dyslexia in the UK. Part 2 Case histories. Part 3 Etiology: neurological perspective; cognitive perspective. Part 4 Dyslexia as a phenomenon of written language: some features of written language; models of the written language process; reading and spelling behaviour; written language and dyslexia - a synthesis. Part 5 Assessment: "background" factors; assessment of intelligence; attainments; perceptual, motor and memory skills; screening procedures; sample reports. Part 6 Remediation - evaluations and assessment: the relationship between assessment and remediation; evaluating remediation. Part 7 Remediation - principles and techniques: general principles of remediation; structured written language programmes; multi-sensory teaching; matching task to learner; phonetic teaching; essay writing; the older dyslexic; computer-assisted learning and word processing; role of the parent in remediation. [Michael E.] Thomson. Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-297) and indexes. Dyslexic children Dyslexia RJ496.A5 T48 1991 616.855 3 THO 1870332709 92155356 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/92155356-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/92155356-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/92155356-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/92155356-t.html DLC 920504 20191017153404.0 3457269