Dyslexia in Context

Gavin Reid Ph.D., M.A, is an independent international educational psychologist. He is a director of the Red Rose School in the UK and Global Educational Consultancies. He is also a consultant to the Institute of Child Education and Psychology, Europe, the Open University and the BBC in the UK and the Child Early Intervention Medical Center in Dubai. He was a visiting professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada in the Department of Education and Counseling Psychology and Special Education.Angela Fawcett is the editor of Dyslexia in Context: Research, Policy and Practice, published by Wiley.

"... essential reading for parents, teachers, policy makers and researchers." (Dyslexia, July 2006)

• The Context - Today and Tommorrow, an Overview of Developments. Insights and Innovations in Dyslexia.The Role of The Cerebellum.The Dynamics of Dyslexia.How to Develop Flexible Mapping in an Inflexible System.Genetics and Dyslexia.Brain-based Assessment and Instructional Intervention.Understanding and Challenging The Constaints in Functional Reading and Writing systems.Policy for Inclusion on Both Sides of The Atlantic - Dimensions and developments.Policy for Inclusion in The UK and Usa.Dyslexia and The workplace - Policy for an Inclusive Society.Ld?dyslexia and Employment.A united States Perspective.Dyslexia - Early Identification and Intervention - UK and Usa.The Case for Dyslexia Friendly Schools.Dyslexia Friendly Schools - policy and Practice.Learning fom The Science of Learning.Inmplications for the Classroom.Baseline Assessment and The Early Identification of Dyslexia.Dyslexic Pupils and The key Objectives of The National Numeracy Strategy.ICT and Dyslexia, The Co-occurence of Specific Learning Difficulties.The co-occurence of Specific Learning Difficulties.Implications for Identification and Assessment.