Dyslexia / Margaret J. Snowling.
By: Snowling, Margaret J.
Material type: BookPublisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 2000Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiv, 253 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0631221441 (hbk); 0631205748 (pbk).Subject(s): Dyslexia | Cognition disorders in childrenDDC classification: 618.928553Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 618.928553 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00082809 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The extensively re-written and updated edition of this highly acclaimed text provides a synthesis of the latest research on the cognitive defects of dyslexia and reviews evidence concerning its biological bases.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is dyslexia? -- The definition of dyslexia -- The phonological representations hypothesis -- Learning to read and to spell -- Dyslexia: a written language disorder -- Individual differences in dyslexia -- The severity hypothesis -- Biological bases of dyslexia -- Dyslexia: a sensory impairment? -- Helping to overcome dyslexia -- Proficiency and deficiency: the role of compensation -- Conclusions and future prospects.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface to the Second Edition
- 1 What is Dyslexia?
- 2 The Definition of Dyslexia
- 3 The Phonological Representations Hypothesis
- 4 Learning to Read and to Spell
- 5 Dyslexia: A Written Language Disorder
- 6 Individual Differences in Dyslexia
- 7 The Severity Hypothesis
- 8 Biological Bases of Dyslexia
- 9 Dyslexia: A Sensory Impairment?
- 10 Helping to Overcome Dyslexia
- 11 Proficiency and Deficiency: The Role of Compensation
- 12 Conclusions and Future Prospects
- References
- Index