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The Sage Handbook of Dyslexia
Sage publications, 2008
Co-editors Frank Manis, Linda Siegel and Angela Fawcett

Product Description
The SAGE Handbook of Dyslexia is a comprehensive overview of a complex field. It is a rich, critical assessment of past and present theory and current research, which also looks to the future. The editors have brought together key figures from the international academic world - both researchers and practitioners - to examine the relationships between theoretical paradigms, research and practice, and to map new areas of research.

The book has 5 main sections:
  • neurological/genetic perspectives
  • cognitive and learning perspectives
  • educational influences
  • beyond school
  • international perspectives
Table of Contents
PART ONE: NEUROLOGICAL/GENETIC PERSPECTIVES
The Origin of Dyslexia: The Asynchrony Phenomenon Zvia Breznitz
Some Special Issues Concerning the Genetics of Dyslexia: Revisiting Multivariate Profiles, Comorbidities, and Genetic Correlations Jeffrey W Gilger
The Neurological Basis Of Dyslexia John Stein Dyslexia and the Cerebellum Angela J Fawcett and Roderick I Nicolson
Familial Predictors of Dyslexia: Evidence from Preschool Children with and Without Familial Dyslexia Risk Dennis L Molfese et al
Early Identification and Prevention of Dyslexia: Results from a Prospective Follow-up Study of Children at Familial Risk for Dyslexia
Heikki Lyytinen et al

PART TWO: COGNITIVE AND LEARNING PERSPECTIVES
Exploring Heterogeneity in Developmental Dyslexia: A Longitudinal Investigation Frank Manis and Caroline E Bailey
Rediscovering Dyslexia: New Approaches for Identification and Classification Richard K Wagner
Learning, Cognition and Dyslexia Roderick I Nicolson and Angela J Fawcett
A Review of the Evidence on Morphological Processing in Dyslexics and Poor Readers: A Strength or Weakness? S Helene Deacon, Rauno Parrila and John R Kirby

PART THREE: EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCES
Reading Intervention Research: An Integrative Framework William E Tunmer and Keith T Greaney
Assessment of Literacy Performance Based on the Componential Model of Reading R Malatesha Joshi and PG Aaron
The Definition of Learning Disabilities: Who Is the Individual with Learning Disabilities? Linda S Siegel and Orly Lipka
Students with Phonological Dyslexia in School-Based Programs: Insights from Tennessee Schools Diane J Sawyer and Stuart Bernstein
Individual Tutoring for Struggling Readers: Moving Research to Scale with Interventions Implemented by Paraeducators Patricia F Vadasy and Elizabeth A Sanders
Dyslexia Friendly Primary Schools: What Can We Learn from Asking the Pupils? Mary Coffield et al
Dyslexia and Learning Styles: Overcoming the Barriers to Learning Gavin Reid and Iva Strnadova
Dyslexia and Inclusion in the Secondary School - Cross Curricular Perspectives Moira Thomson
Dyslexia and Self-Concept: A Review of Past Robert Burden Role of Parents Gavin Reid, Shannon Green and Corey Zylstra

PART FOUR: DYSLEXIA AND DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Dyslexia in Different Orthographies: Variability in Transparency John Everett and Gad Elbeheri
Dyslexia and Foreign Language Learning Michael Dal

PART FIVE: BEYOND SCHOOL
Adults with Learning Disabilities and Self-Disclosure in Higher Education and Beyond Lynda A Price and Paul J Gerber
Dyslexia: Workplace Issues Gavin Reid, Fil Came and Lynda A Price

Product Details
Hardcover: 528 pages
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd (December 19, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1412945135
ISBN-13: 978-1412945134
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds

"This handbook has been produced to provide the most relevant and recent studies, debates and practices in the field of dyslexia and it includes information from the cutting edge of both research and practice...The style of each chapter varies according to its author; however the overall tone of the book is straightforward and accessible to the non-academic...This is an invaluable book for specialists working in the field of dyslexia and for students working towards specialist qualifications"

J.L. Young CHOICE magazine,
Patoss Bulletin
"This handbook has been produced to provide the most relevant and recent studies, debates and practices in the field of dyslexia and it includes information from the cutting edge of both research and practice...The style of each chapter varies according to its author; however the overall tone of the book is straightforward and accessible to the non-academic...This is an invaluable book for specialists working in the field of dyslexia and for students working towards specialist qualifications"

Patoss Bulletin

 
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