Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills / Edition 1

Twenty-six American specialists in education, reading disorders, psychology, and disability rights contribute 22 chapters to a text for practicing and preservice teachers on the use of multisensory instruction methods to teach reading to students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Updated throughout with additional research findings and best practices, the second edition features new chapters on reading research and learning disabilities; planning multisensory instruction and the classroom environment; literacy for at-risk beginning readers; remediation for older students; vocabulary instruction; assistive technology and dyslexia; and the rights of individuals with dyslexia under the law. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR