Nancy Mather & Barbara J. Wendling 
Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention [PDF ebook] 

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to effectively
understand, assess, and treat individuals struggling with
dyslexia

Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention
provides practical, step-by-step information on accurately
identifying, assessing, and using evidence-based interventions with
individuals with dyslexia. Addressing the components that need to
be considered in the assessment of dyslexia–both cognitive
and academic–this book includes descriptions of the various
tests used in a comprehensive dyslexia assessment along with
detailed, evidence-based interventions that professionals and
parents can use to help individuals struggling with dyslexia.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological
Assessment series, each concise chapter features numerous callout
boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive
illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you
gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

Providing an in-depth look at dyslexia, this straightforward
book presents information that will prepare school psychologists,
neuropsychologists, educational diagnosticians, special education
teachers, as well as general education teachers, to recognize,
assess, and provide effective treatment programs for dyslexia. The
book is also a good resource for parents who are helping a child
with dyslexia.

* A practical guide to understanding, assessing, and helping
individuals who have dyslexia

* Expert advice and tips throughout

* Conveniently formatted for rapid reference

Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment
series:

Essentials of Assessment Report Writing

Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment

Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions

Essentials of Response to Intervention

Essentials of Processing Assessment

Essentials of Conners Behavior Assessments

Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Second Edition

Essentials of WISC-IV Assessment, Second Edition

Tabella dei contenuti

Series Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

One: Understanding Dyslexia 1

Two: A Brief History of Dyslexia 19

Three: The Brain and Dyslexia 43

Nancy Mather, Barbara Wendling, Martha Youman, Sally Shaywitz ,
and Bennett Shaywitz

Four: Genetics and the Environment 61

Five: Assessment of the Cognitive and Linguistic Correlates of
Dyslexia 77

Six: Assessment of Decoding, Encoding, and Reading Fluency
105

Seven: Instruction in Phonological Awareness: Early
Reading/Spelling Skills 135

Eight: Instruction in Basic Reading and Spelling Skills 147

Nine: Instruction in Reading Fluency 179

Ten: Technology Applications for Students With Dyslexia
199

Kathleen Puckett and Blanche O’Bannon

Eleven: Dyslexia in Diff erent Languages and English Language
Learners 223

Martha Youman

Twelve: Dyslexia in the Schools 241

Appendix: Descriptions of Evidence-Based Programs 261

Glossary 323

References 333

Annotated Bibliography 365

About the Authors 369

Index 371

Circa l’autore

Nancy Mather, Ph D, is a Professor at the University of
Arizona in the Department Disability and Psychoeducational Studies.
She specializes in the areas of assessment, reading, writing, and
learning disabilities. She has served as a learning disabilities
teacher, a diagnostician, a university professor, and an
educational consultant. She has published numerous articles and
books and conducts workshops on assessment and instruction
nationwide. She is a co-author of the Woodcock-Johnson III and has
co-authored two books on interpretation and application of the WJ
III.

Barbara J. Wendling, MA, is the Education Director for
the Woodcock-Muñoz Foundation. In addition, she conducts
training workshops nationwide on topics related to assessment and
linking assessment to instruction. Barbara has served as a general
education teacher, a learning disabilities specialist, a product
manager for a test publishing company, and an educational
consultant. She has a number of publications related to assessment
and instruction and is a co-author of the Woodcock Interpretation
and Instructional Interventions Program.

Both authors have coauthored numerous Essentials volumes,
and cowrote together the Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic
Interventions, one of the series’ best-selling titles.