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Dyslexia: Successful Inclusion in the Secondary School
David Fulton Publishers, 2001
Co-editor Lindsay Peer
Product Description
Increasingly dyslexia is becoming a whole-school issue. The responsibility for addressing the needs of dyslexic students no longer rests with one individual but is the responsibility of all school staff-subject specialists and school management. This timely book addresses this need by providing specific guidance to secondary school staff on how to support dyslexic students within different subject areas and within the principles and practices of inclusion.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Dyslexia - implication for secondary schools
dyslexia and its manifestations in the secondary school
biological and cognitive dimension of dyslexia - current scientific thinking
the dyslexia-friendly secondary school.
Part 2 Inclusion - principles and practices
inclusion - the challenges, changing the variables
inclusion and equal opportunities.
Part 3 The subject of success
learning styles and mathematics
dyslexia and the teaching of modern foreign languages
implications for the humanities - dyslexia in the history classroom
implications for the sciences
supporting students with dyslexia in the maths classroom
dyslexia and music
dyslexia in the art classroom
dyslexia with geography, drama and PE.
Part 4 Cross-curricular aspects
dyslexia across the curriculum
cross-curricular approaches to staff development in secondary schools.
Part 5 Professional perspectives
assessment and support in the secondary school - an educational psychologist’s view
the careers service
dyslexia and the law; implications for teachers.
Product Details
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: David Fulton Publishers Ltd (4 May 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1853467421
ISBN-13: 978-1853467424
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17 x 2 cm
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