Assessing Dyslexia - Gad Elbeheri, Eric Q. Tridas

Assessing Dyslexia

A Teacher’s Guide to Understanding and Evaluating their Pupils’ Needs
Buch | Hardcover
86 Seiten
2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-07917-2 (ISBN)
168,35 inkl. MwSt
By demonstrating how to use testing to guide their teaching, this book describes the why, how, and what of assessment and promotes the self-sufficiency of teachers by providing them with a clear rationale for why particular instructional strategies should be used.
In today’s schools, teachers must screen and monitor for academic difficulties and are expected to use assessments to guide their instruction. Understanding the assessment of students with dyslexia gives teachers the knowledge to identify which skills need remediation, and the students’ strengths that can help them overcome their challenges. Assessing Dyslexia provides teachers with answers to questions they often have about assessment and is applicable not only to students with dyslexia but to all who struggle with reading.

Written in accessible terms throughout, this book offers information on understanding and interpreting psychoeducational reports and approaches on how to better communicate with parents and students regarding this process. By demonstrating how to use testing to guide their teaching, this book describes the why, how and what of assessment and promotes the self-sufficiency of teachers by providing them with a clear rationale for why particular instructional strategies should be used.

With encouragement for teachers to reflect on assessment critically and resources to expand their skill knowledge, this book provides a clear path to enhancing teachers’ practice and improving their pupils’ attainment. Assessing Dyslexia serves as a suitable reading for all teachers and represents a move from the "wait to fail" model to a test to teach approach, addressing the questions and anxieties of today’s teachers.

Gad Elbeheri is the founder and chairman of Global Educational Consultants, Egypt. He is Director at Large of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and Chair of the IDA Global Partners Committee. He is also a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA). Eric Q. Tridas is the founder and senior partner of The Tridas Group. He is an International Dyslexia Association (IDA) representative to the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) and a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Learning Disability Association of America (LDA).

Preface

Chapter One: The Nature of the Dyslexia Assessment






Introduction & Definition



Dyslexia: Prevalence & Signs



Importance of Dyslexia Assessment



Fundamentals of Dyslexia Assessment:



Types of Dyslexia Assessments



Purpose of Dyslexia Assessment

Chapter Two: The LEFT Model: A Process for Dyslexia Assessment






Components of Dyslexia Assessment



The Rule of Fours



The LEFT Model

Chapter Three: Listen






The Educational History



Behaviour and Emotional Regulation



Health



Environment

Chapter Four: Evaluate - Teacher Assessment of Language & Literacy






Checklists for Teachers






Screening Tools for Teachers






Error Analysis






Progress Monitoring & RTI






Behavioural Observations

Chapter Five: Evaluate -Understanding a Psycho-educational Evaluation Report






Test Types






Interpreting Test Results

Chapter Six: Formulation: Putting it Altogether






Formulation Structure: The Rule of Fours






Cognitive & Processing Skills






Academic Achievement






Attention & Executive Functions






Behavioural & Emotional Factors






Health & Family Medical History Factors






Social & Environmental Factors

Chapter Seven: Teach & Treat






Teach






Remediation






The Science of Reading: Structured Literacy






Assessment: Diagnostic Teaching






Accommodation






Treat

Chapter Eight: Useful Resources

References

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 4 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 730 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
ISBN-10 1-032-07917-7 / 1032079177
ISBN-13 978-1-032-07917-2 / 9781032079172
Zustand Neuware
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