Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention

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. A practical guide to understanding, assessing, and helping individuals who have dyslexia Expert advice and tips throughout Conveniently formatted for rapid reference Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series: Essentials of Assessment Report Writing Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions Essentials of Response to Intervention Essentials of Processing Assessment Essentials of Conners Behavior Assessments Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Second Edition Essentials of WISC-IV Assessment, Second Edition

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to effectivelyunderstand, assess, and treat individuals struggling withdyslexiaEssentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Interventionprovides practical, step-by-step information on accuratelyidentifying, assessing, and using evidence-based interventions withindividuals with dyslexia. Addressing the components that need tobe considered in the assessment of dyslexia--both cognitiveand academic--this book includes descriptions of the varioustests used in a comprehensive dyslexia assessment along withdetailed, evidence-based interventions that professionals andparents can use to help individuals struggling with dyslexia.Like all the volumes in the Essentials of PsychologicalAssessment series, each concise chapter features numerous calloutboxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensiveillustrative material, as well as test questions that help yougauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.Providing an in-depth look at dyslexia, this straightforwardbook presents information that will prepare school psychologistsneuropsychologists, educational diagnosticians, special educationteachers, as well as general education teachers, to recognizeassess, and provide effective treatment programs for dyslexia. Thebook is also a good resource for parents who are helping a childwith dyslexia.* A practical guide to understanding, assessing, and helpingindividuals who have dyslexia* Expert advice and tips throughout* Conveniently formatted for rapid referenceOther titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries: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

Series Preface xiAcknowledgments xiiiOne: Understanding Dyslexia 1Two: A Brief History of Dyslexia 19Three: The Brain and Dyslexia 43Nancy Mather, Barbara Wendling, Martha Youman, Sally Shaywitzand Bennett ShaywitzFour: Genetics and the Environment 61Five: Assessment of the Cognitive and Linguistic Correlates ofDyslexia 77Six: Assessment of Decoding, Encoding, and Reading Fluency105Seven: Instruction in Phonological Awareness: EarlyReading/Spelling Skills 135Eight: Instruction in Basic Reading and Spelling Skills 147Nine: Instruction in Reading Fluency 179Ten: Technology Applications for Students With Dyslexia199Kathleen Puckett and Blanche O'BannonEleven: Dyslexia in Diff erent Languages and English LanguageLearners 223Martha YoumanTwelve: Dyslexia in the Schools 241Appendix: Descriptions of Evidence-Based Programs 261Glossary 323References 333Annotated Bibliography 365About the Authors 369Index 371