Mather / Wendling Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-15264-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 400 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Essentials of Psychological Assessment

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to effectivelyunderstand, assess, and treat individuals struggling withdyslexia
Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Interventionprovides practical, step-by-step information on accuratelyidentifying, assessing, and using evidence-based interventions withindividuals with dyslexia. Addressing the components that need tobe considered in the assessment of dyslexia--both cognitiveand academic--this book includes descriptions of the varioustests used in a comprehensive dyslexia assessment along withdetailed, evidence-based interventions that professionals andparents can use to help individuals struggling with dyslexia.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of PsychologicalAssessment series, each concise chapter features numerous calloutboxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensiveillustrative material, as well as test questions that help yougauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.
Providing an in-depth look at dyslexia, this straightforwardbook presents information that will prepare school psychologists,neuropsychologists, educational diagnosticians, special educationteachers, as well as general education teachers, to recognize,assess, and provide effective treatment programs for dyslexia. Thebook is also a good resource for parents who are helping a childwith dyslexia.
* A practical guide to understanding, assessing, and helpingindividuals who have dyslexia
* Expert advice and tips throughout
* Conveniently formatted for rapid reference
Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries:
Essentials of Assessment Report Writing
Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment
Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions
Essentials of Response to Intervention
Essentials of Processing Assessment
Essentials of Conners Behavior Assessments
Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Second Edition
Essentials of WISC-IV Assessment, Second Edition

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mather, Nancy

Wendling, Barbara J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
One: Understanding Dyslexia 1
Two: A Brief History of Dyslexia 19
Three: The Brain and Dyslexia 43
Nancy Mather, Barbara Wendling, Martha Youman, Sally Shaywitz ,and Bennett Shaywitz
Four: Genetics and the Environment 61
Five: Assessment of the Cognitive and Linguistic Correlates ofDyslexia 77
Six: Assessment of Decoding, Encoding, and Reading Fluency105
Seven: Instruction in Phonological Awareness: EarlyReading/Spelling Skills 135
Eight: Instruction in Basic Reading and Spelling Skills 147
Nine: Instruction in Reading Fluency 179
Ten: Technology Applications for Students With Dyslexia199
Kathleen Puckett and Blanche O'Bannon
Eleven: Dyslexia in Diff erent Languages and English LanguageLearners 223
Martha Youman
Twelve: Dyslexia in the Schools 241
Appendix: Descriptions of Evidence-Based Programs 261
Glossary 323
References 333
Annotated Bibliography 365
About the Authors 369
Index 371

Über Autor(innen)

Nancy Mather, PhD, is a Professor at the University ofArizona in the Department Disability and Psychoeducational Studies.She specializes in the areas of assessment, reading, writing, andlearning disabilities. She has served as a learning disabilitiesteacher, a diagnostician, a university professor, and aneducational consultant. She has published numerous articles andbooks and conducts workshops on assessment and instructionnationwide. She is a co-author of the Woodcock-Johnson III and hasco-authored two books on interpretation and application of the WJIII.
Barbara J. Wendling, MA, is the Education Director forthe Woodcock-Muñoz Foundation. In addition, she conductstraining workshops nationwide on topics related to assessment andlinking assessment to instruction. Barbara has served as a generaleducation teacher, a learning disabilities specialist, a productmanager for a test publishing company, and an educationalconsultant. She has a number of publications related to assessmentand instruction and is a co-author of the Woodcock Interpretationand Instructional Interventions Program.
Both authors have coauthored numerous Essentials volumes,and cowrote together the Essentials of Evidence-Based AcademicInterventions, one of the series' best-selling titles.