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Informationen zum Autor Sandra F. Rief , M.A., is an internationally known speaker, consultant, and best-selling author of books on helping children with learning disabilities and ADHD. A former award-winning special educator, she is author or co-author of nunerous books including How to Reach and Teach All Children in the Inclusive Classroom and the ADHD Checklist. Find more information at her website, www.sandrarief.com. Judith M. Stern , M.A., is a teacher, educational consultant, and national speaker, who specializes in helping children with learning and attention problems. Her past books include Putting on the Brakes: Understanding and Taking Control of Your ADD or ADHD. For her consulting, presentation, and tutoring topics, visit her website, www.JudithSternEducationalConsultant.com. Klappentext The Dyslexia Checklist offers parents and educators an essential guide for understanding children and teenagers with dyslexia and other reading and language-based disabilities. The book is filled with the most current research available on the topic and contains a wealth of practical strategies, supports, and interventions. The book's hands-on tools are designed to help strengthen the skills of students across all age levels. Educational consultants Sandra F. Rief and Judith M. Stern offer myriad down-to-earth suggestions for enhancing dyslexic students' skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, composition and written expression, spelling, and math. To help teachers and parents advocate for their children, they also include useful information on the educational rights of students with dyslexia. Presented in a concise, easy-to-read checklist format, The Dyslexia Checklist is filled with useful advice and information on a wide range of topics. Praise for The Dyslexia Checklist "A valuable and unique contribution to the field." -- Louisa C. Moats , EdD, nationally known authority on literacy and author, Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teachers "This straightforward guide [is] indispensable as a resource compendium and as a professional development tool." -- Esther Klein Friedman , PhD, director, Academic Intervention Services, New York City Department of Education "The authors' knowledge, practical focus, and down-to-earth strategies make this book an essential read for educators and parents." -- William N. Bender , PhD, co-author, Reading Strategies for Elementary Students with Learning Difficulties, 2nd edition and Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher Zusammenfassung Essential advice and resources for helping kids with dyslexia The Dyslexia Checklist is a valuable guide for parents and teachers that can help them better understand children and teenagers with dyslexia and other reading- and language-based disabilities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xiii About the Authors xv Introduction xvii 1. Basic information on dyslexia 1 Introduction 2 1.1. Clarifying the Terms Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities 3 1.2. Important Facts and General Information About Dyslexia 7 1.3. Signs and Symptoms of Dyslexia 11 1.4. Decades of Research: What We Now Know About Dyslexia 16 1.5. Other Common Problems 20 1.6. Common Strengths and Positive Characteristics of People with Dyslexia 25 1.7. Diagnosing Dyslexia 27 1.8. Research-Based Intervention Programs for Struggling Readers 35 1.9. What Children with Dyslexia Need from Parents and Teachers 43 1.10. Key Instructional Components and Interventions for Students with Dyslexia 45 1.11. Dual or Multiple Exceptionalities (Gifted and Dyslexic) 50 Resources 54 2. Strategies for helping with reading, language, and ...
