Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education and the Workplace
March 2012
232 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-470-97479-7
John Wiley & Sons
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
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
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
"The book is an essential guide for teachers,
practitioners and employers working with the dyslexic adult and
covers recent research and practices within the field of dyslexia .
. . The book is well structured with useful contents pages and a
clearly presented index." (Dyslexia Review, 1
November 2012)
This comprehensive and essential handbook offers a wealth of
expertise to all those supporting adults with dyslexia. It explores
the world of the student in Higher Education, transitions into the
workplace and the subsequent world of employment, recognising that
dyslexia is a life-long condition and that different settings and
new demands bring different pressures. Highly experienced
practitioners provide detailed guidance into the tried and tested
approaches and strategies which are known to be successful.
The book also points the way forward, demonstrating how dyslexia
awareness and effective adjustments will help to remove the
barriers for dyslexic adults, enabling them to work to their
strengths and so contribute fully to our society. I strongly
recommend this book.
--Katherine Kindersley, Director, Dyslexia
Assessment & Consultancy, href="https://naemail.wiley.com/owa/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./redir.aspx?C=2f7c8e7c17914a35b4d9e1de3702373d&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.workingwithdyslexia.com"
target="_blank">www.workingwithdyslexia.com
Dyslexia is a lifelong condition and, depending on severity, it
can have a negative impact on educational achievement and career
prospects. The message of this book, however, is that, if
managed well, dyslexia need not be a barrier to
success. By bringing together experts on dyslexia in
higher education and in the work place, the book signals a
'coming of age' of research and practice on dyslexia in
adulthood. The book is not just about screening, assessment
and examination arrangements but rather its scope is wide, covering
support for learning, key transitions, preparation for the
workplace and psychosocial aspects. Within the legal framework of
the Disability Discrimination Act it also explores sensitive issues
surrounding the disclosure of dyslexia in the work place, and the
extent to which dyslexia support is also appropriate for people of
lower ability who have poor levels of literacy. In bringing
together best practice on the management of adults with dyslexia,
this book provides much food for thought and will be an important
reference for all those who work in the field.
--Maggie Snowling, Professor of Psychology,
University of York
practitioners and employers working with the dyslexic adult and
covers recent research and practices within the field of dyslexia .
. . The book is well structured with useful contents pages and a
clearly presented index." (Dyslexia Review, 1
November 2012)
This comprehensive and essential handbook offers a wealth of
expertise to all those supporting adults with dyslexia. It explores
the world of the student in Higher Education, transitions into the
workplace and the subsequent world of employment, recognising that
dyslexia is a life-long condition and that different settings and
new demands bring different pressures. Highly experienced
practitioners provide detailed guidance into the tried and tested
approaches and strategies which are known to be successful.
The book also points the way forward, demonstrating how dyslexia
awareness and effective adjustments will help to remove the
barriers for dyslexic adults, enabling them to work to their
strengths and so contribute fully to our society. I strongly
recommend this book.
--Katherine Kindersley, Director, Dyslexia
Assessment & Consultancy, href="https://naemail.wiley.com/owa/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./redir.aspx?C=2f7c8e7c17914a35b4d9e1de3702373d&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.workingwithdyslexia.com"
target="_blank">www.workingwithdyslexia.com
Dyslexia is a lifelong condition and, depending on severity, it
can have a negative impact on educational achievement and career
prospects. The message of this book, however, is that, if
managed well, dyslexia need not be a barrier to
success. By bringing together experts on dyslexia in
higher education and in the work place, the book signals a
'coming of age' of research and practice on dyslexia in
adulthood. The book is not just about screening, assessment
and examination arrangements but rather its scope is wide, covering
support for learning, key transitions, preparation for the
workplace and psychosocial aspects. Within the legal framework of
the Disability Discrimination Act it also explores sensitive issues
surrounding the disclosure of dyslexia in the work place, and the
extent to which dyslexia support is also appropriate for people of
lower ability who have poor levels of literacy. In bringing
together best practice on the management of adults with dyslexia,
this book provides much food for thought and will be an important
reference for all those who work in the field.
--Maggie Snowling, Professor of Psychology,
University of York
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.
