Table of Contents
About the Editors vii
About the Contributors ix
Introduction 1
Part I Theory
Chapter 1 Dyslexia and Literacy: Key Issues for Research 11 Angela J. Fawcett
Chapter 2 The Neurobiology of Dyslexia 29 Deborah F. Knight and George W. Hynd
Chapter 3 Resolving the Paradoxes of Dyslexia 45 Uta Frith
Chapter 4 The Phonological Representations Hypothesis of Dyslexia: From Theory to Practice 69 Janet Hatcher and Margaret J. Snowling
Chapter 5 Visual Processes 85 John Everatt
Chapter 6 The Balance Model of Reading and Dyslexia 99 Jean Robertson and Dirk J. Bakker
Chapter 7 Dyslexia: Cognitive Factors and Implications for Literacy 115 Chris Singleton
Chapter 8 Literacy Standards and Factors Affecting Literacy: What National and International Assessments tell Us 131 Gerry Shiel
Part II Practice
Chapter 9 Issues for Assessment and Planning of Teaching and Learning 151 Janice Wearmouth and Gavin Reid
Chapter 10 Reading Processes, Acquisition, and Instructional Implications 167 Linnea C. Ehri
Chapter 11 From Assessment to Intervention: The Educational Psychology Perspective 187 Rea Reason
Chapter 12 Issues in the Assessment of Children Learning English as an Additional Language 201 Tony Cline
Chapter 13 The Role of the Learning Support Co-ordinator: Addressing the Challenges 213 Janice Wearmouth
Chapter 14 Dealing with Diversity in the Primary Classroom—a Challenge for the Class Teacher 229 Margaret Crombie
Chapter 15 Dyslexia and Literacy: Challenges in the Secondary School 241 Lindsay Peer and Gavin Reid
Chapter 16 Individual Education Plans and Dyslexia: Some Principles 251 Janet Tod
Chapter 17 A Cognitive Approach to Dyslexia: Learning Styles and Thinking Skills 271 Bob Burden
Chapter 18 Paired Thinking: Developing Thinking Skills Through Structured Interaction with Peers, Parents and Volunteers 285 Keith Topping
Chapter 19 Metacognition and Literacy 301 David Wray
Chapter 20 Critical Literacy and Access to the Lexicon 315 George Hunt
Chapter 21 Changing Definitions and Concepts of Literacy: Implications for Pedagogy and Research 327 Fidelma Healy Eames
Subject Index 343
