Carol Hayes has over 40 years’ experience working as a teacher and tutor. She most recently held the post as Principal Lecturer in Early Years Education at Staffordshire University, UK.

I do think it has the makings of a fascinating book and the author’s considerable experience in the Early Years sector will clearly make this a popular work to cite and refer to.Gavin Reid, Independent Educational Psychologist and author of over 20 books on dyslexiaDr Carol Hayes has established a reputation as one of the leading advocates of high quality training and development for early years practitioners in the UK. The major strengths and distinctive features can be summarised as follows; The text is aimed at practitioners without dumbing down the theoretical or research driven content of studies into dyslexia. The text focuses on birth to 8 – an age phase in need of high quality research informed textProfessor Michelle Lowe, University of WolverhamptonThere is a need for a book with a focus on specific learning difficulties in the early years which will provide relevant information and guidance to practitioners working in the field. Rhiannon Packer, University of South Wales

• Acknowledgements Foreword by Ruth Gill 1. The unidentified flying object of psychology 2. Why does it matter? 3. The neuro-biology of dyslexia….origins and research 4. All the ‘ologies….morphology, phonology and phenomenology 5. Strange bedfellows…..co-morbid conditions 6. Waiting to fail 7. Catch ‘em young….planning and assessment 8. English as an additional language 9. Is my setting dyslexia friendly? 10. Not all bad news! Rewards and challenges 11. The social and political spectrum Further help Glossary Index

Carol Hayes has over 40 years’ experience working as a teacher and tutor. She most recently held the post as Principal Lecturer in Early Years Education at Staffordshire University, UK.

I do think it has the makings of a fascinating book and the author’s considerable experience in the Early Years sector will clearly make this a popular work to cite and refer to.Gavin Reid, Independent Educational Psychologist and author of over 20 books on dyslexiaDr Carol Hayes has established a reputation as one of the leading advocates of high quality training and development for early years practitioners in the UK. The major strengths and distinctive features can be summarised as follows; The text is aimed at practitioners without dumbing down the theoretical or research driven content of studies into dyslexia. The text focuses on birth to 8 – an age phase in need of high quality research informed textProfessor Michelle Lowe, University of WolverhamptonThere is a need for a book with a focus on specific learning difficulties in the early years which will provide relevant information and guidance to practitioners working in the field. Rhiannon Packer, University of South Wales

• Acknowledgements Foreword by Ruth Gill 1. The unidentified flying object of psychology 2. Why does it matter? 3. The neuro-biology of dyslexia….origins and research 4. All the ‘ologies….morphology, phonology and phenomenology 5. Strange bedfellows…..co-morbid conditions 6. Waiting to fail 7. Catch ‘em young….planning and assessment 8. English as an additional language 9. Is my setting dyslexia friendly? 10. Not all bad news! Rewards and challenges 11. The social and political spectrum Further help Glossary Index

Carol Hayes has over 40 years’ experience working as a teacher and tutor. She most recently held the post as Principal Lecturer in Early Years Education at Staffordshire University, UK.

I do think it has the makings of a fascinating book and the author’s considerable experience in the Early Years sector will clearly make this a popular work to cite and refer to.Gavin Reid, Independent Educational Psychologist and author of over 20 books on dyslexiaDr Carol Hayes has established a reputation as one of the leading advocates of high quality training and development for early years practitioners in the UK. The major strengths and distinctive features can be summarised as follows; The text is aimed at practitioners without dumbing down the theoretical or research driven content of studies into dyslexia. The text focuses on birth to 8 – an age phase in need of high quality research informed textProfessor Michelle Lowe, University of WolverhamptonThere is a need for a book with a focus on specific learning difficulties in the early years which will provide relevant information and guidance to practitioners working in the field. Rhiannon Packer, University of South Wales

• Acknowledgements Foreword by Ruth Gill 1. The unidentified flying object of psychology 2. Why does it matter? 3. The neuro-biology of dyslexia….origins and research 4. All the ‘ologies….morphology, phonology and phenomenology 5. Strange bedfellows…..co-morbid conditions 6. Waiting to fail 7. Catch ‘em young….planning and assessment 8. English as an additional language 9. Is my setting dyslexia friendly? 10. Not all bad news! Rewards and challenges 11. The social and political spectrum Further help Glossary Index