Supporting dyslexia : working with students aged 11-19

Includes CD-Rom

`This is a wonderful book …well organised, accessible and jargon free. Particularly useful is the link to mainstream subject teaching. Without having to read the whole book, busy teachers and teaching assistants can dip in and out of the text in order to find appropriate strategies. This text should be on the shelf of every secondary school library and cited as suggested reading in training courses' - Dr Lindsay Peer CBE, Educational Psychologist and Former Education Director, British Dyslexia Association

Offering the reader lots of practical advice and guidance on how dyslexia affects the learning of older children and young adults, this book shows the reader how to provide effective support for dyslexic students.

The following are discussed:

- transition planning for dyslexic students

- whole-school approaches to help remove barriers to learning for dyslexic pupils

- guidance on how to identify dyslexia in older children

- subject-specific advice on the delivery of the secondary subject curriculum

- study skills, learning styles, examinations and homework issues

- using ICT to support dyslexic students

- the (often hidden) strengths of some dyslexic pupils

- working with parents

There is also a range of photocopiable material on the accompanying CD-Rom.

Professional development for teachers and pre-service training will be looked at, alongside issues linked to the Disability Discrimination Act, Inclusion and other legislation.

Moira Thomson is an experienced practitioner, who taught for more than 30 years. She now works with a variety of young people, schools and organisations in her capacity as a freelance consultant.