Dyslexia: Students in Need

ISBN-13: 9781861561794 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 200 str.

Pat Heaton; Gina Mitchell; Barnsley Mitchell

Opis

A guide for students with dyslexia in further and higher education. Printed partially on special coloured paper and in an easy-to-read typeface, it tackles the problems and challenges identified by students themselves. It contains: information on applications and admissions to colleges and universities; advice on how to seek information, support and funding in connection with dyslexia from institutions; advice on how to apply for funding from the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA); discussion of study skills relevant to dyslexia and to course requirements; examples of how to maximise the strengths and abilities associated with dyslexia; ideas about the use of computers, software and other technologies relevant to dyslexia; tips on how to cope with revision and exams; and personal case studies written by undergraduate and postgraduate students with dyslexia.

Spis treści

Returning to Learning.

Study Skills.

Advice From Other Students.

Survival Techniques.

Key Resources.

Assessment – Coursework or examinations?

Blurb

Dyslexia: Students in Need offers a positive approach to students with dyslexia in further and higher education. Students with dyslexia gain degrees and professional qualifications, and successes of this kind often depend on appropriate educational and technological support and upon funding.  Dyslexia: Students in Need, in an easy–to–read typeface, tackles the problems and challenges identified by students themselves. It contains   Information on applications and admissions to colleges and universities    Seeking information, support and funding about dyslexia from institutions    How to apply for funding from the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)    Study skills relevant to dyslexia and to course requirements    Examples of how to maximise the strengths and abilities associated with dyslexia    Ideas about the use of computers, software and other technologies relevant to dyslexia    How to cope with revision and exams    Personal case studies written by undergraduate and postgraduate students with dyslexia.Not only invaluable for dyslexic students, but valuable reading for Heads of Departments, admissions tutors, Equal Opportunities co–ordinators, lectures, personal tutors and librarians.