Dyslexia Unravelled: An Irish Guide to a Global Problem
Author:   Rita Treacy ,  Marie Murray
Publisher:   Orpen Press
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9781786050250


Pages:   174
Publication Date:   28 April 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Rita Treacy ,  Marie Murray
Publisher:   Orpen Press
Imprint:   Orpen Press
ISBN:  

9781786050250


ISBN 10:   1786050250
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   28 April 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

About the Author... ii Acknowledgements... vi Foreword... vii 1. Being Dyslexic: The Humiliation of Being Different... 1 2. What to Look For: Early Signs that Might Signal a Later Problem... 17 3. Trusting Your Gut Instinct: When to Look for Help... 36 4. Understanding Assessments... 53 5. When Is Dyslexia Not Dyslexia... 70 6. Choosing the Right Help... 82 7. Working Together: Home, School and Others... 95 8. Emotional Impact: Embarrassment and Shame... 108 9. Extreme Consequences: The Dangers of Undiagnosed or Untreated Dyslexia... 120 10. Support to Access the World of Written Words... 134 Endnotes... 148 References... 150 Glossary... 152

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Rita Treacy is an expert on dyslexia both professionally and personally. Identified with classic dyslexia while in college, she has a degree in remedial linguistics specialising in the area of specific learning difficulties/dyslexia and associated language difficulties in children and adolescents. She worked for twelve years in the St John of God Lucena Clinic, becoming principal speech and language therapist and head of department. Since 2002, Rita has been director of WordsWorth Learning Ltd (www.wordsworthlearning.com), and in that time has developed the online WordsWorthLearning programme to help children and young people overcome their reading and spelling difficulties.

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