Dyslexia

Margaret J. Snowling is Professor of Psychology at the University of York. Widely recognised as an expert in the field of developmental disorders, particularly in children's reading, speech and language difficulties, she is a qualified Clinical Psychologist and was Principal of the National Hospitals College of Speech Sciences until 1992.

Preface to the Second Edition. 1. What is Dyslexia?.

2. The Definition of Dyslexia.

3. The Phonological Representations Hypothesis.

4. Learning to Read and to Spell.

5. Dyslexia: A Written Language Disorder.

6. Individual Differences in Dyslexia.

7. The Severity Hypothesis.

8. Biological Bases of Dyslexia.

9. Dyslexia: A Sensory Impairment?.

10. Helping to Overcome Dyslexia.

11. Proficiency and Deficiency: The Role of Compensation.

12. Conclusions and Future Prospects.

References.

Index.