Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention by Mather, Nancy, Wendling, Barbara J. (2011) Paperback

by Barbara J. Wendling

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to effectively understand, assess, and treat individuals struggling with dyslexia Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention provides practical, step-by-step information on accurately identifying, assessing, and using evidence-based interventions with individuals with dyslexia. Addressing the components that need to be considered in the assessment of dyslexia—both cognitive and academic—this book includes descriptions of the various tests used in a comprehensive dyslexia assessment along with detailed, evidence-based interventions that professionals and parents can use to help individuals struggling with dyslexia. Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Providing an in-depth look at dyslexia, this straightforward book presents information that will prepare school psychologists, neuropsychologists, educational diagnosticians, special education teachers, as well as general education teachers, to recognize, assess, and provide effective treatment programs for dyslexia. The book is also a good resource for parents who are helping a child with dyslexia. Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment Essentials of Assessment Report WritingEssentials of School Neuropsychological AssessmentEssentials of Evidence-Based Academic InterventionsEssentials of Response to InterventionEssentials of Processing AssessmentEssentials of Conners Behavior AssessmentsEssentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Second EditionEssentials of WISC-IV Assessment, Second Edition

Genres: Teaching, Psychology, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published September 20, 2011

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE book on dyslexia for reading teachers.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great information! Very useful!

[Lisa Leu · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for teaching reading! I wish I had this book at the beginning of my teaching career.

[Itsblue · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Kassie Rybeck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative. Dense at points but organized well.

[Brent McGregor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not being a professional psychologist, but having a dog in the fight by being one of those 'lucky ones', this has been a valuable insight personally. Most people my age who grew up in the 60's had no idea why reading came so hard and most just gave up.
The understanding gained by recent studies has helped immensely in that new learning strategies can be developed to work around some barriers.
The work they covered in the phonological areas of dyslexia was especially useful. There was a time I thought I was going deaf because I couldn't understand what people were saying.
My wife says it's a man gene. Now I've got the perfect excuse.
Seriously though, there are ways to overcome any barrier in life and most don't include drugs. After reading some of the other reviews, I realize that this is not an exhaustive study, but essential still the same. This book focuses on early detection and commonsense approaches to a complex issue.

[Heidi Mcjunkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful information for those dealing with dyslexia.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful book for anyone trying to determine where a child is having difficulty with reading and what to do about it.