Do you read me? : learning difficulties, Dyslexia, and the denial of meaning /: learning difficulties, Dyslexia, and the denial of meaning. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: J.F. Miller.
• Other Names: Miller, J. F
• Contents: Part I. Reading disability -- 1. The dyslexia muddle -- 2. Acronyms, non-science, and nonsense -- 3. "Those who can't...": the emperor's new clothes -- Part II. The neglected background to learning problems -- 4. First base -- 5. Feeding, reading, and mental anorexia -- 6. Emotional health and fitness -- 7. Family matters: the inner story -- 8. Family matters: the external situation -- 9. Secrets, lies, and hidden agenda -- 10. Autodidacts and the Garden of Eden -- 11. Go for it!: the function of aggression -- 12. Writing: exposure or self-affirmation? -- 13. Boring!: attention and interest -- 14. What's your story? -- 15. Un-ready adults -- 16. Dysnumeracy: the "third r" -- 17. Hyperlexia, dysbiblia, and the problem of giftedness -- Part III. The education issue -- 18. Schooling and education: liberation or persecution? -- Part IV. Diagnosis for real understanding -- 19. Useless intelligence: sensible and nonsensical uses of standardised tests -- 20. How to do assessment and diagnosis: capturing individuality -- Postscript. Education in crisis.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (294 pages)
• Subjects: 616.8553; 371.9144; Dyslexia -- Psychological aspects; Educational psychology; Learning disabilities -- Psychological aspects; Dyslexia -- Psychological aspects; Educational psychology; Learning disabilities -- Psychological aspects; Dyslexie; Lernstörung; Psychologie
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429912863; 0429912862
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.