Record details

• ISBN: 0375400125
• ISBN: 9780375400124
• Physical Description: ix, 416 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
• Edition: 1st edition
• Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I Nature of Reading and Dyslexia -- 1 Power of Knowing 3 -- 2 Historical Roots of Dyslexia 13 -- 3 Big Picture: Who Is Affected and What Happens over Time 25 -- 4 Why Some Smart People Can't Read 36 -- 5 Everyone Speaks, but Not Everyone Reads 45 -- 6 Reading the Brain 59 -- 7 Working Brain Reads 71 -- Part II Diagnosing Dyslexia -- 8 Early Clues to Dyslexia 93 -- 9 Later Clues to Dyslexia 102 -- 10 Should My Child Be Evaluated for Dyslexia? 120 -- 11 Diagnosing Dyslexia in the School-Age Child 131 -- 12 Identifying the At-Risk Child 142 -- 13 Diagnosing Bright Young Adults 150 -- Part III Helping Your Child Become a Reader -- 14 All Children Can Be Taught to Read 169 -- 15 Helping Your Child Break the Reading Code 176 -- 16 Helping Your Child Become a Reader 198 -- 17 Helping Your Child Become a Skilled Reader 230 -- Part IV Overcoming Dyslexia: Turning Struggling Readers into Proficient Readers -- 18 Sam's Program: A Model That Works 251 -- 19 Teaching the Dyslexic Child to Read 261 -- 20 Helping Adults Become Better Readers 288 -- 21 Choosing a School 294 -- 22 Protecting and Nourishing Your Child's Soul 309 -- 23 Accommodations: Building a Bridge to Success 314.

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Subject:

Reading disability.
Dyslexia.
Reading > Remedial teaching.
Dyslexic children > Education.