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"This book is aimed at dyslexic learners in higher education, providing effective strategies appropriate for dealing with note taking, essay writing, reading, and exams, while also delivering targeted emotional support. Useful techniques from dyslexic student voices gives the dyslexic reader a collective shared identity"--
List of contents
1. Introductory chapter - dyslexia and difficulties with study skills; 2. Organisation techniques and meeting deadlines; 3. Note taking strategies; 4. Reading strategies; 5. Making learning memorable; 6. Essay writing strategies; 7. Spelling techniques; 8. Revision and examination techniques; 9. Presentation techniques; 10. Public speaking, interviews, seminar discussion and debate techniques; 11. Emotional coping techniques and looking after your wellbeing.
About the author
Amanda T. Abbott-Jones is an accomplished dyslexia practitioner. Her own late diagnosis of dyslexia has driven her passion to work with and support students with dyslexia. She received her doctorate in education, focusing on anxiety and dyslexia, from University College London, UK. She is the author of Dyslexia in Higher Education: Anxiety and Coping Skills (2022).
Summary
This book is aimed at dyslexic learners in higher education, providing effective strategies appropriate for dealing with note taking, essay writing, reading, and exams, while also delivering targeted emotional support. Useful techniques from dyslexic student voices gives the dyslexic reader a collective shared identity.
Foreword
Provides techniques for dealing with study tasks both cognitively and emotionally for students with dyslexia in higher education.
