Dyslexia: A Handbook for Study and Practice - Softcover

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Dr Gavin Read is a lecturer at Moray House Institute of Education in Edinburgh and Course Leader for the Post-Graduate Awards in Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia). He was instrumental in the development of the first Master's Award in Dyslexia in Scotland and in the conversion of the course into an open and distance learning format. The course has been run in many countries and he has made numerous keynote conference presentations throughout the UK, Europe, United States, Hong Kong, and New Zealand.

He is the editor of the two volume text Dimensions of Dyslexia, author of Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia): A Handbook for Study and Practice and co-author of Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia) A Resource Book for Parents and Teachers. He ahs also written a number of book chapters for journal articles.

He is a member of the British Dyslexia Association Accreditation Board for Teacher Training and has been a consultant in many national and international working groups on assessment, teaching and dyslexia in higher education.

He also has many years' experience as a class teacher and as an educational psychologist. He is Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Glasgow. He is committed to helping teachers develop an awareness of the learning needs and potential of dyslexic children.

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How can the research in reading help me teach dyslexic children? How can I help dyslexic students learn more effectively? How can I select appropriate resources for the classroom? This comprehensive handbook answers these and many other important questions integrating research and practice in an accessible form. This practical guide will help professionals and parents to make an informed choice in the selection of materials, and provides a choice of strategies for classroom use for teachers. The text

• explores and explains research in reading and learning, and promotes the use of learning styles and study skills techniques which enable dyslexic students to acquire some degree of self-sufficiency in learning
• examines all aspects of practice, including a wealth of assessment techniques providing an assessment framework which teachers can implement and adapt to accommodate to their own particular teaching context
• covers many learning approaches from early education to higher education
• includes a review of resources in a special section which describes over a hundred different strategies, resources and books on dyslexia, and comments on how these may be used

This thoroughly updated and revised edition of Specific Learning Difficulties: Dyslexia will be invaluable for those studying for a recognised qualification in Special Education and Dyslexia, and will help to inform the practice of professionals and parents involved in dyslexia. "Your books are in hot demand from the library." Angie Silbery Shoji, CEO, Specific Learning Disabilities Association, New Zealand "The sections on assessment, programmes, strategies and the review of resources will be invaluable to our Learning Support team, by bringing all those together under one cover. In summary, I found the handbook practical, readable, concise and an invaluable resource." Frederika Ritherdon, Principal SEN Officer, Bolton LEA