Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167).
Contents:
PART 1. INTRODUCTION. The Premise -- The Basics -- The Ground Rules -- PART 2. THE METHOD. Sound Awareness -- Phonics -- Decoding -- Sight Vocabulary -- Context -- Oral Reading -- Fluency -- Comprehension -- Visual Processing -- Language Processing -- Affective Support -- Co-Morbid Factors -- The IEP -- Higher Education -- The Dyslexic Experience -- PART 3. THE PRACTICE. Guidelines -- Application -- Informal Assessment.
Summary:
"This book is a work of original strategies aimed at altering the negative prognosis associated with reading failure. The novel techniques expedite mastery (academic impact), which in turn restores a sense of competence to a once-struggling student (affective impact)"---Provided by publisher. For students who struggle with learning to read, time is of the essence. Dyslexia Defused: Reading Struggles and Reading Solutions offers an effective and efficient instructional plan to expedite mastery. Supplementing the strongest elements of research-based programs, the original strategies readily apply to all levels of reading instruction (developmental, corrective, remedial, and adult literacy). The novel and concise techniques address all task components: phonics, decoding, sight vocabulary, oral reading, fluency, contextual analysis, and comprehension. Furthermore, contributing factors that delay reading mastery and are most often overlooked in current reading programs are identified and treated. Finally, this bookunderscores the social and emotional impact of reading failure on the child and those who support him or her. -- Provided by publisher.
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