
Teaching Literacy to Learners with Dyslexia
A Multisensory Approach
- 520 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This bestselling book for teaching literacy to children and young people aged 4–16 years with dyslexia and other specific literacy difficulties has been fully updated for its third edition.
Providing a structured multi-sensory programme, 'Conquering Literacy', that includes placement tests, well-established strategies and examples of lesson planning, teaching activities, and reading, spelling and literacy concept cards, this book is an essential practical resource for teachers.
This new edition includes:
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an additional section for learners who need an individualised, structured programme at an advanced stage (Stage II);
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a section on planning shorter, targeted interventions for learners with a particular difficulty e.g. spelling, revising;
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three new chapters on teaching reading, spelling and writing within mainstream classrooms using strategies which are successful with learners with dyslexia
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downloadable teaching resources available from the companion website.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Illustration List
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgements
- List of Downloadable Materials
- Introduction
- Part I Teaching Learners with Dyslexia: Theory and Context
- Chapter 1 What is Dyslexia?
- Chapter 2 The Role of Memory in Acquiring Literacy Skills
- Chapter 3 Phonology, Phonological Awareness and Literacy
- Chapter 4 Reading, Spelling and Dyslexia: Theory and Research
- Chapter 5 Dyslexia and Learners for whom English is an Additional Language
- Part II Teaching Literacy to Learners with Dyslexic-Type Difficulties
- Chapter 6 Strategies for Reading
- Chapter 7 Strategies for Spelling
- Chapter 8 Strategies for Writing
- Part III Conquering Literacy: A Multisensory Programme for Teaching Learners with Dyslexia
- Chapter 9 Principles, Teaching Methods and Programme Structure
- Chapter 10 Lesson Planning
- Chapter 11 Alphabet Knowledge and Skills
- Chapter 12 The Role of Memory in the Programme
- Chapter 13 Introducing the New Teaching Point in a Lesson
- Part IV Conquering Literacy: A Multisensory Programme
- Conquering Literacy: Main Programme
- Conquering Literacy: Placement Test
- The Conquering Literacy Programme: Examples of Activities
- Part IV: Appendix A Ideas for Working with Young Children
- Part IV: Appendix B Teaching the Programme to Groups
- Part V The Accelerated Programme and Beyond
- Part V: Section A Conquering Literacy: The Accelerated Programme and Placement Test
- Conquering Literacy: Accelerated Programme Skills Assessment Procedure (CLAPSAP)
- Part V: Section B Implementing the Accelerated Programme
- Example Activities and Word Lists for the Accelerated Programme
- Part V: Section C Beyond the Accelerated Programme
- Part VI Downloadable Resources
- Glossary
- Index