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Newly updated, Gavin Reid's best-selling handbook remains an essential resource for those helping dyslexic individuals of all ages, from preschoolers to adults in the workplace.

Newly updated, Gavin Reid's best-selling handbook remains an essential resource for those helping dyslexic individuals of all ages, from preschoolers to adults in the workplace.

The main purpose of this new edition is to incorporate the most recent theoretical and practical research in the field of dyslexia and literacy and present it in a user friendly format for Practitioners. It refers to the most recent government reports on literacy and dyslexia... Read Full Overview

This new edition of an extremely successful practitioner's handbookincorporates the many changes in the definition and assessment ofdyslexia and in educational policy (including some new legislation)that have taken place since the second edition was published in1998.

How can the research in reading help me teach dyslexic children? How can I help dyslexic students learn more effectively? How can I select appropriate resources for the classroom? This comprehensive handbook answers these and many other important questions integrating research... Read Full Overview