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Dyslexia : (Record no. 506)

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9781474233750 (PB)
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 616.85/53
MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Elliott, Julian,
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Dyslexia :
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages x, 207 pages :
Other physical details illustrations ;
SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Key debates in educational policy series
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Machine generated contents note: Series Editor's Preface -- Key Debates in Educational Policy, Christopher Winch -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction, Andrew Davis -- Part One Developmental Dyslexia: The Bigger Picture, Roderick I. Nicolson -- Part Two Dyslexia: Beyond the Debate, Julian Elliott -- Part Three Response to Julian Elliott, Roderick I. Nicolson -- Part Four Response to Roderick I. Nicolson, Julian Elliott -- Afterword: Some Philosophical Reflections, Andrew Davis -- Bibliography -- Index.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "Dyslexia is often presented as a clearly delineated condition that can be diagnosed on the basis of appropriate cognitive tests with corresponding forms on intervention. However, this approachable text explores the issues behind this assertion in bringing together leading figures in the field to debate dyslexia. Julian Elliott shows that understandings and usage of the dyslexia label vary substantially with little consensus or agreement and in putting forward his critique draws upon research in several disciplinary fields to demonstrate the irrationality of these arguments. Roderick I. Nicolson demonstrates that current approaches to understanding, identification and support of dyslexia are catastrophically flawed in terms of their failure to consider the developmental nature of dyslexia. He develops two themes: first that the underlying cause of dyslexia is 'delayed neural commitment' for skills and neural circuits, and second that the cause of the reading disability is the introduction of formal instruction before the dyslexic child's neural circuits for executive function are sufficiently developed. He argues that a more effective and cost-effective approach to identification and support involves 'assessment for dyslexia' rather than 'of dyslexia'. Elliott and Nicolson respond to the points each other raise before Andrew Davis investigates how far the key claims of Elliott and Nicolson can withstand close conceptual investigation, and explores the inherent limitations of scientific research on this topic, given the value and conceptual issues concerned"--
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Dyslexia.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Dyslexia
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Dyslexia
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term EDUCATION / General.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term EDUCATION / Special Education / General.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects.
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Nicolson, Rod,
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/750/9781474233750/image/lgcover.9781474233750.jpg
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Books
Holdings
Permanent Location Current Location Date acquired Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). 11/28/2022 RC394 .D53 2016 0159874 Books
Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). 11/28/2022 RC394 .D53 2016 MHQ0159875 Books

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