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Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education and the Workplace

Buch | Softcover
232 Seiten
2012
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
9780470974780 (ISBN)
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An empowering book for dyslexic adults and professionals who support them, this book provides an overview of current research and practice on dyslexia in higher education and the workplace. Providing practical guidance and support strategies, the text outlines processes to alleviate emotional problems faced by dyslexic adults.
Supporting Dyslexic Adults provides practical advice in supporting dyslexic adults in education and employment, and guidance on the latest research



Provides an important overview of current research and practice in supporting dyslexic adults in education and employment, deftly combining academic understanding with everyday issues
Contributors possess a wealth of practical experience in the field which provides an indispensible guide to the subject
Case studies are included to capture the immediate experiences of dyslexic adults in education and at work to highlight prevalent issues
Offers practical advice to adults with dyslexia, from how to disclose their particular needs to employers and colleagues to legal aspects of dyslexia support
Highlights to employers the particular skills and strengths that dyslexic adults can bring to the workplace

Dr Nicola Brunswick is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University. She researches in the areas of reading and developmental dyslexia, and is author of A Beginner's Guide to Dyslexia (2009) and Living with Dyslexia (2011), and the editor of The Dyslexia Handbook 2009/2010 (2009). She also co-edited Reading and Dyslexia in Different Orthographies (with S. McDougall & P. de Mornay Davies, 2010), and is a trustee of the British Dyslexia Association.

About the Contributors vii Acknowledgements xi

1 Dyslexia in UK Higher Education and Employment: An Introduction and Overview 1
Nicola Brunswick

Section 1 Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education 11

2 Socio–Emotional Aspects of Dyslexia: We’re all in this Together 13
Ruth Gwernan-Jones

3 How Well Are Students with Specific Learning Difficulties Prepared for Higher Education? A case study of a pre-1992 university 22
Vikki Anderson and Sue Onens

4 Screening for Specifi c Learning Diffi culties in Higher Education 33
Sarah Nichols

5 The Complex Nature of Dyslexia Support in the Context of Widening Participation 43
Vivien Fraser

6 Why Can’t I Learn? Metacognitive Strategy Instruction 51
Geraldine Price

7 Supporting Higher Education Students Who are Dyslexic 59
David Pollak

8 Dyslexia Support at the Royal College of Art: A Symbiotic Relationship 74
Qona Rankin

9 Dyslexia, eLearning and eSkills 84
E.A. Draffan

10 Reading Comprehension in Adult Students with Dyslexia: Areas of Weakness and Strategies for Support 91
Rob Fidler and John Everatt

11 Dyslexia Support at University and on Work Placement 101
Pauline Sumner

12 Preparing for Work: Dyslexic Undergraduates Making the Transition into Employment 112
Fiona White, Richard Mendez and Rosanne Rieley

Section 2 Supporting Dyslexic Adults in the Workplace 123

13 Disclosing Dyslexia: An Exercise in Self-Advocacy 125
Alan Martin and David McLoughlin

14 Self-Disclosure in Adults with Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia: Complexities and Considerations 136
Paul J. Gerber and Lynda A. Price

15 Dyslexia on the Defensive 149
Sylvia Moody

16 Achieving Success in the Workplace 157
Carol Leather and Bernadette Kirwan

17 The Knowledge and Skills Required by a Specialist Tutor within the Field of Adult Support 167
Margaret Malpas

18 Dyslexia and Disability Discrimination: The Legal Requirements 177
John Mackenzie

19 The Design and Development of the Sylexiad Typeface 185
Robert Hillier

20 Dyslexia and Creativity: Tapping the Creative Strengths of Dyslexic People 197
Morag Kiziewicz

Index 207

Erscheint lt. Verlag 26.3.2012
Verlagsort Hoboken
Sprache englisch
Maße 168 x 244 mm
Gewicht 408 g
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