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Practical Strategies for Living with Dyslexia.
Title:
Practical Strategies for Living with Dyslexia.
Author:
Chivers, Maria.
ISBN:
9781846422089
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (108 pages)
Contents:
COVER -- Practical Strategies for Living with Dyslexia -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH DYSLEXIA -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 What are Dyslexia and Dyscalculia? -- Dyslexia -- Dyscalculia -- 2 Identifying Dyslexia -- Aston Index Assessment -- Cognitive Profiling System (CoPS) -- Dyslexia Screening Tests -- Educational Psychologist Report -- Lucid Assessment System for Schools -- Phonological Assessment Battery -- Summary -- 3 What Causes Dyslexia? -- 4 Vision -- Eye Tests -- Tinted Glasses and Coloured Overlays -- Dunlop Test -- Visual Tracking Magnifier -- Vision and Learning Difficulties by Dr Keith Holland -- Summary -- 5 Hearing -- Glue Ear -- Fast ForWord -- Aural-Read-Respond-Oral-Write (ARROW) -- Summary -- 6 Development -- Brain Gym -- Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Development -- Neuro-Developmental Delay by Gale Saye -- 7 Chiropractic and Dyslexia by Dr Chris Vickers -- 8 Vitamins and Minerals -- Fatty Acids and Efalex -- Iron Supplements -- Zinc Supplements -- Summary -- 9 Multi-Sensory Teaching Methods -- What is Multi-sensory? -- Teaching Schemes -- 10 Can Computers Help? -- Software Packages -- The Hands-free computer -- Computers and Examinations -- Psychometric Testing -- 11 Neuro-Linguistic Programming -- NLP and Dyslexia -- 12 Phono-graphix -- 13 The Value of Play -- Conclusion -- I'M NOT MAKING THIS MESS BY MARK CHIVERS -- DYSLEXIA A2Z -- FURTHER READING -- USEFUL ADDRESSES -- THE CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.
Abstract:
Looking at the possible remedies available, such as tinted glasses, nutritional supplements and exercising, and considering the benefits of early identification of dyslexia, this book will be an essential practical resource for both the parents of, and the professionals who work, with people with dyslexia.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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