RESEARCH INTO DYSLEXIA AND TEACHING METHODS

• • • Dyslexia, Speech and Language by Snowling and Stackholme, pub Whurr - This authoritative handbook presents current ideas on the relationship between spoken and written language difficulties. It provides clinical and educational perspectives on the assessment and management of children's reading and spelling problems. The book begins with a theoretical overview. The second edition continues the theme of linking theory and practice. It is aimed at practitioners in the fields of education, speech and language therapy, and psychology. All original chapters have been updated and new chapters are added to reflect current developments.

• • • Dyslexia: a Hundred Years On by Miles and Miles, pub Open University Press (recommended by G.H., California - 'a good overview of dyslexia thought the 20th Century.')

• • • The Psychological Assessment of Dyslexia Martin Turner, pub Whurr. Great strides have been made recently in the availability of measurement technology able to describe accurately individual cognitive variation. At the same time, understanding of replicable and fair assessment practices in the dyslexia field has increased, as what dyslexia is has become clearer. This book provides a guide to the many issues involved in psychological assessment, taking dyslexia to be a remedial cognitive deficit. The major tests in use for children and adults are also reviewed.
(Recommended by Juliet Freud, Dyslexia Parents Resource - 'Don't be without this book if you're interested in the assessment of dyslexic children and students.')

• • • Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia) by Punfrey and Reason, pub Routledge (recommended by John Bradford - 'another very thorough book on dyslexia, summing up the latest research, especially in the area of studies of the brain. Not an easy read, though, unless you're doing an M.A. or Ph.D on dyslexia.')

• • • Dyslexia: Neuropsychological Theory, Research and Clinical Differentiation by Hynd and Cohen, pub Allyn and Bacon (recommended by John Bradford - 'a hard read, but very good at clarifying the differences between auditory-linguistic and visual-spatial dyslexia if you are interested in assessment.')

• Current Directions in Dyslexia Research by van den Bos et al., pub Swets and Zeitlinger (902651297X)


• Developmental Dyslexia by Thomson and Michael, pub Whurr (recommended by Alice Middleton, Dyslexia Adults Link)


• Dyslexia - Research and Resource Guide by Spafford and Grosser, pub Allyn and Bacon (160 Gould St., Needham Heights, Mass. 02194, USA)

• Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf, published by Icon Books. ("Overrated work with lengthy account of the process of learning to read, along with lots of sketches of parts of the brain." - John Bradford) USA | UK