This Book Doesn't Make Sense: Living and Learning with Dyslexia

ISBN-13: 9781897635131 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 140 str.

Jean Augur;Augur

Opis

As a parent and teacher, Jean Augur learned to cope with dyslexia for 20 years. Her experience as the mother of three sons - all dyslexic to a greater or lesser degree - enabled her to understand compassionately. Here she shows how she devised ways and means of helping dyslexics to help themselves.

Spis treści

The Measurement of Reading.

Reading Difficulties Explained.

The influence of Intelligence.

The Importance of Mental Age.

The Teaching of reading.

Dyslexia Examined.

The Dyslexic Child.

Asssessment of The Dyslexic child.

Possible Causes.

(i) The Brain and Vision, Possible Causes.

(ii) Phonemic awareness, Help for The Dyslexic, Advice for Parents.

Other Issues/questions.

Useful Information.

A Brief History of Dyslexia.

Blurb

As a parent and teacher Jean Augur learned to cope positively with dyslexia for over 20 years. This book records the stages in the development of the awareness of dyslexia both at home and in the classroom. It concludes by setting out the ways and means to help dyslexics to help themselves.