The dyslexia checklist: a practical reference for parents and teachers

The Dyslexia Checklist helps parents and teachers to better understand children and teenagers with dyslexia and other reading- and language-based disabilities. It provides the latest research -- what we know about dyslexia -- as wellas practical strategies, supports, and interventions to accommodate the needsand strengthen the skills of students with reading and writing disabilities across age levels. Written in a simple, concise, easy-to-read checklist format,the book is packed with practical advice and information on a wide range of topics. The material is organized into the following five sections: Section 1: Basic Information on Dyslexia (Includes descriptions, symptoms and characteristics from early childhood through adulthood, what we now know about dyslexia from decades of research, the learning and processing problems associated with the disorder, diagnosis and research-validated interventions, etc.) Section 2:Checklists for Parents (Includes homework tips, advocacy tips, pursuing an evaluation, helping your child with auditory/visual processing difficulties, games to strengthen your child's literacy and language skills, looking for a tutor, etc.) Section 3: Checklists for Educators (Includes important information for teachers, aides, and others working with dyslexic students, such as the necessity of differentiating instruction, hooking in reluctant and struggling readers, communicating with parents, etc.) Section 4: Academic Strategies, Supports, and Accommodations for Home and School (Includes phonemic awareness, letter/sound and blending, systematic phonics, sight/irregular words, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, composition & written expression, spelling, math, etc.)Section 5: Other Important Checklists for Parents and Educators (Includes educational rights for students with dyslexia, response to intervention, the challenge of learning a second language, necessity of a team approach, web resources to understand and support children with dyslexia and related disorders, etc.)

• ISBN: 978-0-470-42981-5
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 25/01/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés