Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-470-92760-1
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 215 mm, Gewicht: 496 g

Reihe: Essentials of Psychological Assessment

Packaged in the user-friendly and accessible Essentials format, this book will be the first of its kind to combine the research, assessment, and treatment interventions of dyslexia in one concise volume. The authors address the components that need to be considered in the assessment of dyslexia, both cognitive and academic, and include descriptions of the various tests that might be utilized in a comprehensive dyslexia assessment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mather, Nancy

Wendling, Barbara J.

Kaufman, Alan S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Understanding Dyslexia

Chapter 2 A Brief History of Dyslexia

Chapter 3 The Brain and Dyslexia

Chapter 4 Genetics and the Environment

Chapter 5 Assessment of the Cognitive and Linguistic Correlates of Dyslexia

Chapter 6 Assessment of Decoding, Encoding, and Reading Fluency

Chapter 7 Instruction in Phonological Awareness: Early Reading/Spelling Skills

Chapter 8 Instruction in Basic Reading and Spelling Skills

Chapter 9 Instruction in Reading Fluency

Chapter 10 Technology Applications for Students with Dyslexia

Chapter 11 Dyslexia in Different Languages and English Language Learners

Chapter 12 Dyslexia in the Schools

Appendix

Glossary

References

Annotated Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nancy Mather, PhD, is a Professor at the University of Arizona in the Department Disability and Psychoeducational Studies. She specializes in the areas of assessment, reading, writing, and learning disabilities. She has served as a learning disabilities teacher, a diagnostician, a university professor, and an educational consultant. She has published numerous articles and books and conducts workshops on assessment and instruction nationwide. She is a co-author of the Woodcock-Johnson III and has co-authored two books on interpretation and application of the WJ III.

Barbara J. Wendling, MA, is the Education Director for the Woodcock-Muñoz Foundation. In addition, she conducts training workshops nationwide on topics related to assessment and linking assessment to instruction. Barbara has served as a general education teacher, a learning disabilities specialist, a product manager for a test publishing company, and an educational consultant. She has a number of publications related to assessment and instruction and is a co-author of the Woodcock Interpretation and Instructional Interventions Program.
Both authors have coauthored numerous Essentials volumes, and cowrote together the Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions, one of the series' best-selling titles.