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Dyslexia: Developing the Debate
Julian Elliott
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Description for Dyslexia: Developing the Debate
Paperback. Editor(s): Davis, Andrew. Series Editor(s): Winch, Christopher. Series: Key Debates in Educational Policy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 bw illus. BIC Classification: JNSG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Key Debates in Educational Policy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474233750
SKU
V9781474233750
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About Julian Elliott
Julian Elliott is Principal at Collingwood College and Professor of Education, Durham University, UK. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and a member of the Research Excellence Framework 2014 Education Panel. Rod Nicolson is Professor of Psychology at the University of Sheffield, UK. He is also an Executive Editor of Dyslexia. He ... Read more
Reviews for Dyslexia: Developing the Debate
The authors and editor of this book have impressive track records in terms of their research into aspects of dyslexia and they sit at the heart of the contentious issues that surround it as a recognizable learning difference ... An interesting read for those working in this field.
SEN Magazine
Ask almost any teacher and they will say ... Read more
SEN Magazine
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