Introduction \ Dyslexia: Current Perspectives \ 2. Research in Dyslexia \ 3. Identification and Assessment \ 4. Teaching Approaches \ 5. Spelling \ 6. Supporting the Writing Process \ 7. Learning Differences \ 8. Making Learning Effective \ 9. Dyslexia in the Secondary School: Making Inclusion Effective \ 10. Specific Learning Difficulties: Overlap, Continuum and Intervention \ 11. Specific Learning Difficulties and Alternative Interventions \ 12. Working with Parents \ Appendix 1: Suggestions for Follow-up \ Appendix 2: Contacts \ Appendix 3: Tests Used for Dyslexia \ References \ Web links \ Index

A teacher and university lecturer for many years, Dr Gavin Reid is an Educational Psychologist in Vancouver, Canada, a consultant with the Center for Child Evaluation and Teaching (CCET) in Kuwait, and a Director of the Red Rose School for Children with Dyslexia in Lancashire, UK. He is a prolific author, international consultant and trainer and has held seminars on effective learning in more than 50 countries worldwide.