Dyslexia : a practitioner's handbook / Gavin Reid.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-356) and index.

Defining dyslexia -- Explaining dyslexia: the range of research -- Assessment: issues and considerations -- Identifying needs -- Assessment: approaches and resources -- Reading: social, cultural and government perspectives -- Acquisition of literacy -- Reading models and methods-- Acquisition of literacy: spelling -- Expressive writing -- Teaching approaches: points to consider -- Supporting literacy: individualised programmes -- Supporting literacy: approaches and strategies -- Supporting learning -- Inclusion: curriculum access -- Inclusion in secondary education: accessing the curriculum -- Inclusion: further and higher education and the workplace -- Issues and concerns -- Role of parents -- Some tests for dyslexia that can be used by teachers.

This new edition incorporates the many changes in the definition and assessment of dyslexia and in educational policy that have taken place since 2003. It refers to the most recent government reports on literacy and dyslexia in a number of countries, such as the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.