Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
The history of dyslexia
Characteristics of dyslexia
Defining dyslexia
Dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties
Teaching the dyslexic child
The causes of dyslexia
Assessing dyslexia
Understanding a psychological report
Self-esteem and the dyslexic child
Maintaining self-esteem in parents and teachers
Society's attitudes towards dyslexia
Glossary
Appendices
Index
References

About the Author

Denis Lawrence is an internationally acclaimed Educational and Psychological Consultant. He is an experienced teacher and was the Chief Psychologist with Somerset County Council, UK. Formerly a lecturer in educational psychology at what is now Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, he now divides his time between Australia and England where he conducts a private practice.