TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomson,Michael E.
TI  - Developmental dyslexia
SN  - 1870332709
AV  - RJ496.A5 T48 1991
U1  - 616.855 3 THO 20
PY  - 1991///
CY  - London, Jersey City, NJ
PB  - Whurr
KW  - Dyslexic children
KW  - Dyslexia
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-297) and indexes; 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/92155356-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/92155356-t.html
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