Dyslexia (eBook)

Students in Need

Pat Heaton, Gina Mitchell (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2008
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
9780470777961 (ISBN)

Infos

Dyslexia: Students in Need offers a positive approach to students with dyslexia in further and higher education. Students with dyslexia gain degrees and professional qualifications, and successes of this kind often depend on appropriate educational and technological support and upon funding.  Dyslexia: Students in Need, in an easy-to-read typeface, tackles the problems and challenges identified by students themselves. It contains •  Information on applications and admissions to colleges and universities  •  Seeking information, support and funding about dyslexia from institutions  •  How to apply for funding from the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)  •  Study skills relevant to dyslexia and to course requirements  •  Examples of how to maximise the strengths and abilities associated with dyslexia  •  Ideas about the use of computers, software and other technologies relevant to dyslexia  •  How to cope with revision and exams  •  Personal case studies written by undergraduate and postgraduate students with dyslexia.Not only invaluable for dyslexic students, but valuable reading for Heads of Departments, admissions tutors, Equal Opportunities co-ordinators, lectures, personal tutors and librarians.

Pat Heaton is the author of Dyslexia: Students in Need, published by Wiley.

Gina Mitchell is the author of Dyslexia: Students in Need, published by Wiley.

Inhalt

Dyslexia students in need 1
Contents 7
Preface 9
How to use this book 11
About the authors 13
Acknowledgements 15
Introduction 17
The questionnaire 21
Checklist (Are you dyslexic?) 23
Screening & Assessment (a basic guide)
Chapter 1 Returning to learning 27
Chapter 2 Study Skills 35
Chapter 3 Advice from other students 43
Chapter 4 SurvivaI Techniques 47
Chapter 5 Key Resources 53
Chapter 6 Assessment: coursework or examinations? 59
APPENDIX 1 Financial support for students with dyslexia 65
APPENDIX 2 Financial support for students with dyslexia on healthcare courses 70
APPENDIX 3 Note-taking: Common abbreviations 71
APPENDIX 4 Note-taking: EXERCISE 73
APPENDIX 5 Note-taking ('Spider' plan): EXAMPLE 76
APPENDIX 6 Note-taking: A MODEL 77
APPENDIX 7 Formal writing and basic referencing: EXAMPLE 78
APPENDIX 8 Aids to memory (mnemonics): EXAMPLES 80
APPENDIX 9 Find your own learning style: EXAMPLES 83
APPENDIX 10 Link words and phrases: EXAMPLES 84
APPENDIX 11 Key words in essay titles: DEFINITIONS 85
APPENDIX 12 Sentences: EXAMPLES 88
APPENDIX 13 Assistive technology: DETAILS 89
APPENDIX 14 Revision and exam techniques: ADVICE 92
APPENDIX 15 Case history 1 95
APPENDIX 16 Case history 2 104
APPENDIX 17 Building on your strengths (Karen and Tim) 107
References and Resources 119
Computer programs 119
Helpful books 120
Useful addresses 121
Index 123

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• Schlagworte: Admissions • Applications • Approach • Bildungswesen • Contains • disabled • DSA • dyslexia • dyslexia gain • easytoread typeface • Education • Educational • Funding • Information • Kind • Learning Disabilities • Lernstörungen, Lernschwächen • Lernstörungen, Lernschwächen • Offers • Positive • Professional • Seeking • students • students themselves • successes
• ISBN-13: 9780470777961 / 9780470777961