Dyslexia and other learning difficulties / Mark Selikowitz, consultant developmental paediatrician, Sydney, Australia.

By:

Selikowitz, Mark

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Facts (Oxford, England)Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Edition: Third editionDescription: x, 134 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:

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ISBN:

9780199691777
0199691770

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DDC classification:

618.9285889 SEL 23

LOC classification:

RJ506.L4 S45 2012

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table of contents

Contents:

pt. 1 Introduction -- 1. What are specific learning difficulties? -- 2. How a specific learning difficulty is diagnosed -- 3. Theories of causation -- 4. How parents can help -- general principles -- pt. 2 Areas of learning -- 5. Reading -- 6. Spelling -- 7. Writing -- 8. Arithmetic -- 9. Language -- 10. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and sequential organization difficulties -- 11. Coordination and clumsiness -- 12. Social and emotional development -- Part 3 -- 13. Controversial treatments -- 14. Adulthood.

Summary: Dr Selikowitz has written a sympathetic guide to the often controversial subject of dyslexia and other learning disorders, and deals with academic problems as well as more subtle difficulties such as clumsiness.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Positive Living	618.9285889 SEL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		220290

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Introduction -- 1. What are specific learning difficulties? -- 2. How a specific learning difficulty is diagnosed -- 3. Theories of causation -- 4. How parents can help -- general principles -- pt. 2 Areas of learning -- 5. Reading -- 6. Spelling -- 7. Writing -- 8. Arithmetic -- 9. Language -- 10. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and sequential organization difficulties -- 11. Coordination and clumsiness -- 12. Social and emotional development -- Part 3 -- 13. Controversial treatments -- 14. Adulthood.

Dr Selikowitz has written a sympathetic guide to the often controversial subject of dyslexia and other learning disorders, and deals with academic problems as well as more subtle difficulties such as clumsiness.