The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Dyslexia

This practical guide gives you useful advice on

*Understanding and identifying dyslexia

*Developing effective strategies for aiding the learning of dyslexic pupils
*Supporting pupils with different learning styles through the development of a range of study skills
*Encouraging self-esteem.

Each chapter provides a range of activities and reflective questions, and there are games to support learning plus a list of useful ICT resources.

This practical guide gives you useful advice on understanding and identifying dyslexia, developing effective strategies for aiding the learning of dyslexic children, supporting pupils across the curriculum, encouraging the development of self-esteem. Each chapter provides a range of activities and reflective questions for you to learn from.

This book is also for Classroom Aides, Classroom Assistants, Educational Assistants, Learning Support Assistants, Paraeducators, Special Needs Assistants, TAs, Teacher Aides and Teacher Assistants.

About the Author:
Dr Gavin Reid is Educational Psychologist at REACH (Remedial Education for Adults and Children) Learning Center in Vancouver, Canada and a Director of the Red Rose School for Children with Dyslexia in Lancashire, UK. He is an international author, consultant and trainer

About the Author:
Shannon Green is a practising Orton-Gillingham Trainer and a co-founder and director of REACH Learning Center in Vancouver, Canada

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 over 50 countries worldwide.

Shannon Green is an Orton-Gillingham (OG) Trainer for the Canadian Academy of Therapeutic Tutors (CATT) in British Columbia (BC), Canada and the OG trainer for the Centre for Child Evaluation and Training (CCET) in Kuwait. Shannon is the co-founder of a Learning Center in BC, Canada, and co-author of three books on dyslexia and ideas for learning.