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Author:   Nicola Brunswick (Middlesex University)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780470974780

ISBN 10:   0470974788
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   09 March 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

About the Contributors vii Acknowledgements xi 1 Dyslexia in UK Higher Education and Employment: An Introduction and Overview 1 Nicola Brunswick Section 1 Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education 11 2 Socio–Emotional Aspects of Dyslexia: We’re all in this Together 13 Ruth Gwernan-Jones 3 How Well Are Students with Specific Learning Difficulties Prepared for Higher Education? A case study of a pre-1992 university 22 Vikki Anderson and Sue Onens 4 Screening for Specifi c Learning Diffi culties in Higher Education 33 Sarah Nichols 5 The Complex Nature of Dyslexia Support in the Context of Widening Participation 43 Vivien Fraser 6 Why Can’t I Learn? Metacognitive Strategy Instruction 51 Geraldine Price 7 Supporting Higher Education Students Who are Dyslexic 59 David Pollak 8 Dyslexia Support at the Royal College of Art: A Symbiotic Relationship 74 Qona Rankin 9 Dyslexia, eLearning and eSkills 84 E.A. Draffan 10 Reading Comprehension in Adult Students with Dyslexia: Areas of Weakness and Strategies for Support 91 Rob Fidler and John Everatt 11 Dyslexia Support at University and on Work Placement 101 Pauline Sumner 12 Preparing for Work: Dyslexic Undergraduates Making the Transition into Employment 112 Fiona White, Richard Mendez and Rosanne Rieley Section 2 Supporting Dyslexic Adults in the Workplace 123 13 Disclosing Dyslexia: An Exercise in Self-Advocacy 125 Alan Martin and David McLoughlin 14 Self-Disclosure in Adults with Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia: Complexities and Considerations 136 Paul J. Gerber and Lynda A. Price 15 Dyslexia on the Defensive 149 Sylvia Moody 16 Achieving Success in the Workplace 157 Carol Leather and Bernadette Kirwan 17 The Knowledge and Skills Required by a Specialist Tutor within the Field of Adult Support 167 Margaret Malpas 18 Dyslexia and Disability Discrimination: The Legal Requirements 177 John Mackenzie 19 The Design and Development of the Sylexiad Typeface 185 Robert Hillier 20 Dyslexia and Creativity: Tapping the Creative Strengths of Dyslexic People 197 Morag Kiziewicz Index 207

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The book is an essential guide for teachers, practitioners and employers working with the dyslexic adult and covers recent research and practices within the field of dyslexia ... The book is well structured with useful contents pages and a clearly presented index. ( Dyslexia Review , 1 November 2012)

?The book is an essential guide for teachers, practitioners and employers working with the dyslexic adult and covers recent research and practices within the field of dyslexia . . . The book is well structured with useful contents pages and a clearly presented index.? (Dyslexia Review, 1 November 2012)

Author Information

Dr Nicola Brunswick is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University. She researches in the areas of reading and developmental dyslexia, and is author of A Beginner's Guide to Dyslexia (2009) and Living with Dyslexia (2011), and the editor of The Dyslexia Handbook 2009/2010 (2009). She also co-edited Reading and Dyslexia in Different Orthographies (with S. McDougall & P. de Mornay Davies, 2010), and is a trustee of the British Dyslexia Association.

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