Supporting dyslexic adults in higher education and the workplace

Supporting Dyslexic Adults provides practical advice in supporting dyslexic adults in education and employment, and guidance on the latest researchProvidesan important overview of current research and practice in supporting dyslexicadults in education and employment, deftly combining academic understanding with everyday issuesContributors possess a wealth of practical experience in the field which provides an indispensible guide to the subjectCase studies are included to capture the immediate experiences of dyslexic adults in education and at work to highlight prevalent issuesOffers practical advice to adults withdyslexia, from how to disclose their particular needs to employers and colleagues to legal aspects of dyslexia supportHighlights to employers the particular skills and strengths that dyslexic adults can bring to the workplace INDICE: About the Contributors viiAcknowledgements xi1 Dyslexia in UK Higher Education and Employment: An Introduction and Overview 1Nicola BrunswickSection 1 Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education 112 Socio-Emotional Aspects of Dyslexia: We€™re all in this Together 13Ruth Gwernan-Jones3 How Well Are Students with Specific Learning Difficulties Prepared for Higher Education? A case study of a pre-1992 university 22Vikki Anderson and Sue Onens4 Screening for Specifi c Learning Diffi culties in Higher Education 33Sarah Nichols5 The Complex Nature of Dyslexia Support in the Context of Widening Participation 43Vivien Fraser6 Why Can€™t I Learn? Metacognitive Strategy Instruction 51Geraldine Price7 Supporting Higher Education Students Who are Dyslexic 59David Pollak8 Dyslexia Support at the Royal College of Art: A Symbiotic Relationship 74Qona Rankin9 Dyslexia, eLearning and eSkills 84E.A. Draffan10 Reading Comprehension in Adult Students with Dyslexia: Areas of Weakness and Strategies for Support 91Rob Fidler and John Everatt11 Dyslexia Support at University and on Work Placement 101Pauline Sumner12 Preparing for Work: Dyslexic Undergraduates Making the Transition into Employment 112Fiona White, Richard Mendez and Rosanne RieleySection 2 Supporting Dyslexic Adults in the Workplace 12313 DisclosingDyslexia: An Exercise in Self-Advocacy 125Alan Martin and David McLoughlin14 Self-Disclosure in Adults with Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia: Complexities and Considerations 136Paul J. Gerber and Lynda A. Price15 Dyslexia on the Defensive 149Sylvia Moody16 Achieving Success in the Workplace 157Carol Leather and Bernadette Kirwan17 The Knowledge and Skills Required by a Specialist Tutor within the Field of Adult Support 167Margaret Malpas18 Dyslexia and Disability Discrimination: The Legal Requirements 177John Mackenzie19 The Design and Development of the Sylexiad Typeface 185Robert Hillier20 Dyslexia and Creativity: Tapping the Creative Strengths of Dyslexic People 197Morag KiziewiczIndex 207

• ISBN: 978-1-119-94500-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 200
• Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés