1st Edition
Developmental Dyslexia from Birth to Eight A Practitioner’s Guide
Acknowledgements Foreword by Ruth Gill 1. The unidentified flying object of psychology 2. Why does it matter? 3. The neuro-biology of dyslexia….origins and research 4. All the ‘ologies….morphology, phonology and phenomenology 5. Strange bedfellows…..co-morbid conditions 6. Waiting to fail 7. Catch ‘em young….planning and assessment 8. English as an additional language 9. Is my setting dyslexia friendly? 10. Not all bad news! Rewards and challenges 11. The social and political spectrum Further help Glossary Index
Biography
Carol Hayes has over 40 years’ experience working as a teacher and tutor. She most recently held the post as Principal Lecturer in Early Years Education at Staffordshire University, UK.
‘thought provoking and fascinating’
Gavin Reid, Independent Educational Psychologist, UK and Canada.
‘There is a real need for this book, aimed at practitioners without dumbing down the theoretical or research driven content of studies into dyslexia’
Professor Michelle Lowe, University of Wolverhampton, UK.
