1st Edition
Dyslexia-Successful Inclusion in the Secondary School
288 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
288 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
288 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
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Increasingly dyslexia is becoming a whole-school issue. The responsibility for addressing the needs of dyslexic students no longer rests with one individual but is the responsibility of all school staff - subject specialists and school management. This timely book addresses this need by providing specific guidance to secondary school staff on how to support dyslexic students within different... Read more
Part 1: Dyslexia - Implication for secondary schools: Dyslexia and its manifestations in the Secondary School; Biological and Cognitive Dimension of Dyslexia - Current scientific thinking; The Dyslexia Friendly Secondary School. Section 2: Inclusion - Principles and Practices: Inclusion - the challenges; Inclusion - Changing the variables; Inclusion and equal opportunities. Section 3: The Subject of Success: Learning styles and mathematics; Dyslexia and the teaching of Modern Foreign Languages; Implications for the Humanities - Dyslexia in the History Classroom; Implications for the Sciences; Supporting students with Dyslexia in the Maths Classroom; Dyslexia and Music; Dyslexia in the Art Classroom; Dyslexia with Geography, Drama and PE. Section 4: Cross Curricular Aspects: Dyslexia across the Curriculum; Cross Curricular approaches to staff development in secondary schools. Section 5: Professional Perspectives: Assessment and Support in the Secondary School - An Educational Psychologist's View; The Careers Service; Dyslexia and the Law; Implications for Teacher ; References; Index.
Biography
Lindsay Peer
