Description
Book SynopsisIn today's schools, teachers must screen and monitor for academic difficulties and are expected to use assessments to guide their instruction. Understanding the assessment of students with dyslexia gives teachers the knowledge to identify which skills need remediation, and the students' strengths that can help them overcome their challenges. Assessing Dyslexia provides teachers with answers to questions they often have about assessment and is applicable not only to students with dyslexia but to all who struggle with reading.
Written in accessible terms throughout, this book offers information on understanding and interpreting psychoeducational reports and approaches on how to better communicate with parents and students regarding this process. By demonstrating how to use testing to guide their teaching, this book describes the why, how and what of assessment and promotes the self-sufficiency of teachers by providing them with a clear rationale for why particular instruc
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter One: The Nature of the Dyslexia Assessment
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- Introduction & Definition
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- Dyslexia: Prevalence & Signs
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- Importance of Dyslexia Assessment
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- Fundamentals of Dyslexia Assessment:
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- Types of Dyslexia Assessments
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- Purpose of Dyslexia Assessment
Chapter Two: The LEFT Model: A Process for Dyslexia Assessment
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- Components of Dyslexia Assessment
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- The Rule of Fours
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- The LEFT Model
Chapter Three: Listen
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- The Educational History
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- Behaviour and Emotional Regulation
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- Health
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- Environment
Chapter Four: Evaluate - Teacher Assessment of Language & Literacy
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- Screening Tools for Teachers
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- Progress Monitoring & RTI
Chapter Five: Evaluate -Understanding a Psycho-educational Evaluation Report
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- Interpreting Test Results
Chapter Six: Formulation: Putting it Altogether
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- Formulation Structure: The Rule of Fours
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- Cognitive & Processing Skills
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- Attention & Executive Functions
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- Behavioural & Emotional Factors
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- Health & Family Medical History Factors
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- Social & Environmental Factors
Chapter Seven: Teach & Treat
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- The Science of Reading: Structured Literacy
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- Assessment: Diagnostic Teaching
Chapter Eight: Useful Resources
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