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100 1 Brunswick, Nicola
245 10 Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education and the
Workplace
250 1st ed
264 1 New York :|bJohn Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,|c2012
264 4 |c©2012
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505 0 Intro -- Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education
and the Workplace -- Contents -- About the Contributors --
Acknowledgements -- 1: Dyslexia in UK Higher Education and
Employment: An Introduction and Overview -- Section 1:
Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education -- 2: Socio
-Emotional Aspects of Dyslexia: We're all in this Together
-- 3: How Well Are Students with Specific Learning
Difficulties Prepared for Higher Education? A case study
of a pre-1992 university -- 4: Screening for Specific
Learning Difficulties in Higher Education -- 5: The
Complex Nature of Dyslexia Support in the Context of
Widening Participation -- 6: Why Can't I Learn?
Metacognitive Strategy Instruction -- 7: Supporting Higher
Education Students Who Are Dyslexic -- 8: Dyslexia Support
at the Royal College of Art: A Symbiotic Relationship -- 9
: Dyslexia, eLearning and eSkills -- 10: Reading
Comprehension in Adult Students with Dyslexia: Areas of
Weakness and Strategies for Support -- 11: Dyslexia
Support at University and on Work Placement -- 12:
Preparing for Work: Dyslexic Undergraduates Making the
Transition into Employment -- Section 2: Supporting
Dyslexic Adults in the Workplace -- 13: Disclosing
Dyslexia An Exercise in Self-Advocacy -- 14: Self-
Disclosure in Adults with Learning Disabilities and
Dyslexia: Complexities and Considerations -- 15: Dyslexia
on the Defensive -- 16: Achieving Success in the Workplace
-- 17: The Knowledge and Skills Required by a Specialist
Tutor within the Field of Adult Support -- 18: Dyslexia
and Disability Discrimination The Legal Requirements -- 19
: The Design and Development of the Sylexiad Typeface --
20: Dyslexia and Creativity: Tapping the Creative
Strengths of Dyslexic People -- Index
520 Supporting Dyslexic Adults provides practical advice in
supporting dyslexic adults in education and employment,
and guidance on the latest research Provides an
important overview of current research and practice in
supporting dyslexic adults in education and employment,
deftly combining academic understanding with everyday
issues Contributors possess a wealth of practical
experience in the field which provides an indispensible
guide to the subject Case studies are included to capture
the immediate experiences of dyslexic adults in education
and at work to highlight prevalent issues Offers practical
advice to adults with dyslexia, from how to disclose their
particular needs to employers and colleagues to legal
aspects of dyslexia support Highlights to employers the
particular skills and strengths that dyslexic adults can
bring to the workplace
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