Description
Book SynopsisUser-friendly and accessible, this indispensible guide combines research, assessment, and treatment interventions of dyslexia in one concise volume.
Trade Review“From cover to cover, Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention packs a wealth of knowledge. Mather and Wendling have certainly delivered an indispensable guide that will enable educators to ensure that their students with dyslexia are accurately assessed and appropriately instructed.”
—Perspectives on Language and Literacy, Winter 2013
Table of ContentsSeries 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 of Dyslexia 77
Six: Assessment of Decoding, Encoding, and Reading Fluency 105
Seven: Instruction in Phonological Awareness: Early Reading/Spelling Skills 135
Eight: Instruction in Basic Reading and Spelling Skills 147
Nine: Instruction in Reading Fluency 179
Ten: Technology Applications for Students With Dyslexia 199
Kathleen Puckett and Blanche O'Bannon
Eleven: Dyslexia in Diff erent Languages and English Language Learners 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
