The Psychology of Dyslexia

The Psychology of Dyslexia is an introductory text for
teachers undertaking a training course on Dyslexia. The book is
based on Mike Thompson's lecture course to the Dyslexia Institute's
Postgraduate Diploma in Dyslexia and Literacy. Although primarily
for teachers the book will be of interest to other professionals,
such as Speech Therapists, who are undertaking a course on
dyslexia, as well as parents of dyslexic children. The book covers
the basic psychology of, for example, memory, neuro-psychology and
reading development, followed by these topics application to
Dyslexia.

Dr Thompson is a Chartered Psychologist as well as Principal of
East Court, a school for dyslexic children, and the book provides
the background to the assessment of dyslexia as well as to
theoretical topics. There is a guide to further reading at the end
of every chapter.

Contents:

* The Nature of Dyslexia

* Basic Psychometrics and Assessment

* Assessing the Dyslexic

* Definition and Discrepancies

* Basic Neuro-psychology

* Neuro-psychology of Dyslexia

* Models of Reading and Spelling

* Models of Memory

* Phonological and Memory

* Deficits in Dyslexia