Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention

Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention

Nancy Mather

Barbara J. Wendling

2012

Contents

One Understanding Dyslexia

Two A Brief History of Dyslexia

Three The Brain and Dyslexia

Four Genetics and the Environment

Five Assessment of the Cognitive and Linguistic Correlates of Dyslexia

Six Assessment of Decoding, Encoding, and Reading Fluency

Seven Instruction in Phonological Awareness: Early Reading/Spelling Skills

Eight Instruction in Basic Reading and Spelling Skill

Nine Instruction in Reading Fluency

Ten Technology Applications for Students With Dyslexia