Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention,9781394229239

Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781394229239
ISBN10: 1394229232
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2024-03-19
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Expert guidance on the features of dyslexia and the most effective treatment options 

Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Interventionallows psychologists, graduate students, reading specialists, and others to quickly acquire the knowledge and skills needed to treat individuals struggling with dyslexia. This book provides step-by-step guidance on accurately identifying, assessing, and using evidence-based interventions with individuals with dyslexia. Addressing the components that need to be considered in the assessment of dyslexia―both cognitive and academic―this book includes descriptions of the various tests used in a comprehensive dyslexia assessment along with detailed, evidence-based interventions that professionals and parents can use to help individuals struggling with dyslexia. 

A part of the trusted Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book features concise chapters designed to facilitate retention of key concepts with callout boxes, bullet points, and extensive illustrations. Additionally, the chapters contain questions to test your knowledge and reinforce what you have learned. This updated second edition covers essential topics for today’s professionals, including genetic factors, reading instruction, technology, and dyslexia in schools. 

  • Gain an understanding of the neurological and genetic causes and risk factors of dyslexia 
  • Assess reading fluency, phonological awareness, and other markers of dyslexia 
  • Discover the latest interventions for improving reading and spelling in individuals with dyslexia 
  • Learn to pick up on cues that help with early identification and treatment of dyslexia 

Providing an in-depth look at dyslexia, this straightforward book presents information that will prepare school psychologists, neuropsychologists, educational diagnosticians, special education teachers, as well as general education teachers, to recognize, assess, and provide effective treatment programs for dyslexia. The book is also a good resource for parents who are helping a child with dyslexia. 
 

Table of Contents

Series Preface   xi

Acknowledgments          xiii

One       Understanding Dyslexia

Two       A Brief History of Dyslexia           

Three    The Brain and Dyslexia  

Deborah Schneider, Fumiko Hoeft, Nancy Mather, Barbara Wendling, Sally

Shaywitz*, and Bennett Shaywitz*

Four       Genetics and the Environment

                Deborah Schneider, Nancy Mather, and Barbara Wendling           

Five        Assessment of Cognitive and Linguistic Risk Factors          

Six          Assessment of Decoding, Encoding, and Reading Fluency              

Seven   Phonological Awareness and Early Reading and Spelling

Eight      Orthography and Orthographic Mapping for Reading and Spelling

                Nancy Redding, Nancy Mather, and Barb Wendling

Nine      Teaching the Orthographic System by Integrating Morphology, Etymology, And   Phoneme-Grapheme Relationships

                Sue Scibetta Hegland     

Ten        Instruction in Basic Reading Skills and Spelling    

Eleven  Instruction in Reading Fluency   

Twelve Technology Applications for Students with Dyslexia         

                Kathleen Puckett

Thirteen               Dyslexia in Different Languages and English Language Learners  

                Martha Youman and Emily Mather

Fourteen             Dyslexia in the Schools

Appendix A: Descriptions of Tests            

Appendix B: Descriptions of Evidence-Based Programs

Appendix C: Mobile Apps and Websites to Support Reading and Writing Instruction

                Elaine Cheesman            

Glossary              

References        

Annotated Bibliography

About the Authors          

Index   

*The Shaywitzes contributed to this chapter in the first edition of the book.

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