Dyslexia
Subtitle: a comprehensive and international approach
By: edited by Taeko N. Wydell and Liory Fern-Pollak
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9789535105176
Subjects: Cross-Cultural Comparison; Dyslexia
Description: "This book brings together dyslexia research from different perspectives and from different parts of the world, with the aim of providing a valuable source of information to medical professionals specializing in paediatrics, audiology, psychiatry and neurology as well as general practitioners, to psychologists who specialise in developmental psychology, clinical psychology or educational psychology, to other professions such as school health professionals and educators, and to those who may be interested in research into developmental dyslexia. It provides a comprehensive overview of Developmental Dyslexia, its clinical presentation, pathophysiology and epidemiology, as well as detailed descriptions of particular aspects of the condition. It covers all aspects of the field from underlying aetiology to currently available, routinely used diagnostic tests and intervention strategies, and addresses important social, cultural and quality of life issues"--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Published online: 18 April 2012."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (InTech, viewed May 22, 2013).
Table of contents: title: Cross-cultural/linguistic difference in the prevalence of developmental dyslexia and the hypothesis of granularity and transparency; title: Typical and dyslexic development in learning to read Chinese; title: Role of phonological processing in dyslexia in the Spanish language; title: Phonological restriction knowledge in dyslexia: universal or language-specific?; title: Antisaccades in dyslexic children: evidence for immaturity of oculomotor cortical structures; title: Sequential versus simultaneous processing deficits in developmental dyslexia; title: Contribution of handwriting and spelling remediation to overcoming dyslexia; title: Depression in dyslexic children attending specialized schools: a case of Switzerland; title: Dyslexia and self-esteem: stories of resilience.